keep command line window open when running scheduled task executing batch file - scheduled-tasks

Question

I would like to have the console window kept open when running a scheduled task which executes a batch file. If I run it manually meaning execute the batch file the window stays open but through task scheduler it doesn't open but I can see the task is still running. I put a pause at the end to do this.
#echo off
TITLE PROCESS_MGR
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq JOESMO.exe" | find /I "JOESMO.exe">nul &&(echo PROCESS
JOESMO.exe IS ALREADY RUNNING!
echo %DATE%
echo %TIME%
pause
) || (
echo JOESMO PROCESS IS NOT RUNNING
cmd /c start "JOESMO.exe" "C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\
Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Projects2013\JOESMO.exe"
pause)
I found this suggestion cmd /k myscript.bat but having creating the task in task scheduler for windows server 2008 I am not sure where to apply this. I added /k to the add arguments box in edit action in task.

Answer 1

In the Scheduled Task dialog, just before the name of the batch file it's going to run (it's labeled Program/script. You now have something like:
myscript.bat
Change it to
cmd
Add the following to the **Add Arguments (optional) entry:
/k "C:\My Batch File Folder\MyScript.bat"
Tested on my system (Win7 64-bit), and it worked perfectly. I'm looking at the open command window it created as I type this text. :-)

Answer 2

Unfortunately Ken's solution didn't work for me on a Windows 2008 R2 Std server, I was able to launch an interactive window by modifying the scheduled tasks setting using schtasks.exe
In a command window I did the following command:
schtasks /Change /TN "My Task" /IT
However that does require you be logged in as the same user context in which the scheduled task is executing. So if your scheduled task is use the localsystem "taskaccount" then you will have to log into the system as the "taskaccount" user.
Oddly enough it worked when I manually run the task but it didn't pop for me when it kicked off at a scheduled time.

Answer 3

Ken's answer didn't worked for me.
Found this way of doing :
in your BAT file (create one if you only have an EXE) :
start C:/Absolute/Path/To/MyScript.exe myScriptArg
works like a charm !
Note: In the scheduled task, you must check "Exec only if user is logged"

Answer 4

Create a shortcut to the Batchfile and put that in the action. Worked for me

Answer 5

I tried all of the above, but they did not work for me. Here is what I did to get this to work:
Platform
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
ActivePERL v5.10.1
Steps
Create DOS BATCH script -- this runs the actual program, ie, myscript.bat
Create PERL script to call the DOS batch script, ie, myscript.pl
myscript.pl is a 1-line script: system("e:\scripts\myscript.bat");
Create scheduled task: perl myscript.pl
The DOS command prompt window now always opens up. And more importantly, the task now successfully runs and completes. NOTE: The scheduled task RunAs user is logged in to the server.