Modules/WindowsTask.ps1
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function New-WindowsTask { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a new Windows Task .DESCRIPTION Creates a new Windows Task within the specified TaskPath .PARAMETER TaskName Name of the Task to create .PARAMETER TaskPath Path of the Task within the Windows Task Tree Structure .PARAMETER Action .PARAMETER Trigger .PARAMETER Description Description of the Task to create .PARAMETER User User under which the Task should run .PARAMETER SecurePassword SecurePassword for the User, must be supplied as SecureString .PARAMETER Settings .EXAMPLE New-WindowsTask -TaskName "MyTask" -TaskPath "MyPath/MyTasks" -Action -Trigger #> param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=1)] [string] $TaskName = $null, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=2)] [string] $TaskPath = $null, # TODO: Improve that, this is not plain simple [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=3)] $Action = $null, # TODO: Improve that, this is not plain simple [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=4)] $Trigger = $null, [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=5)] [string] $Description = $null, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=6)] [string] $User = $null, [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=7)] [securestring] $SecurePassword = $null, # TODO: Improve that, this is not plain simple [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=8)] $Settings = $null ) Begin { # PRIVATE FUNCTIONS function New-ScheduledTaskFolder { $ErrorActionPreference = "stop" $ScheduleObject = New-Object -ComObject schedule.service $ScheduleObject.connect() $RootFolder = $ScheduleObject.GetFolder("\") try { $null = $ScheduleObject.GetFolder($TaskPath) } catch { $null = $RootFolder.CreateFolder($TaskPath) } finally { $ErrorActionPreference = "continue" } } } Process { Write-Log "Installing Windows Task: $TaskName" New-ScheduledTaskFolder $Principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId $User -LogonType S4U -RunLevel Highest $InputObject = New-ScheduledTask -Action $Action ` -Trigger $Trigger ` -Principal $Principal ` -Settings $Settings ` -Description $Description if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($SecurePassword)) { Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName ` -TaskPath $TaskPath ` -InputObject $InputObject ` -User $User } else { # Register-ScheduledTask does not accept $Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $User, $SecurePassword $PlainPassword = $Credentials.GetNetworkCredential().Password Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName ` -TaskPath $TaskPath ` -InputObject $InputObject ` -User $User ` -Password $PlainPassword } } End { } } function Remove-WindowsTask { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes a Windows Task .DESCRIPTION Removes the Windows Task within the specified TaskPath .PARAMETER TaskName Name of the Task to remove .PARAMETER TaskPath Path of the Task within the Windows Task Tree Structure .PARAMETER Host Host on which the task should be deleted .EXAMPLE New-WindowsTask -TaskName "MyTask" -TaskPath "MyPath/MyTasks" -Action -Trigger #> param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=1)] [string ]$TaskName = $null, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=2)] [string] $TaskPath = $null, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=3)] [string] $Host = $null ) Begin { } Process { # Verify if the scheduled task already exists, and if yes remove it $Tasks = schtasks -query if(Select-String -pattern $TaskName -InputObject $Tasks) { # TODO: Would it work without host? Schtasks /Delete /S $host /TN "$TaskPath\$TaskName" /F } } End { } } |