Job.Invoke Method
Runs the job.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub Invoke
'Usage
Dim instance As Job
instance.Invoke()
public void Invoke()
public:
void Invoke()
member Invoke : unit -> unit
public function Invoke()
Remarks
Use the Invokemethod to start a job. Use the Start method of the Jobobject when a starting step restriction is required.
Examples
The following code example creates a new job and executes it.
C#
Server srv = new Server("(local)");
Job jb = new Job(srv.JobServer, "Test Job");
jb.Create();
JobStep jbstp = new JobStep(jb, "Test Job Step");
jbstp.OnSuccessAction = StepCompletionAction.QuitWithSuccess;
jbstp.OnFailAction = StepCompletionAction.QuitWithFailure;
jbstp.Create();
jb.ApplyToTargetServer(srv);
jb.IsEnabled = true;
jb.Invoke();
PowerShell
$srv = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$jb = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.Job($srv.JobServer, "Test Job")
$jb.Create()
$jbstp = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.JobStep($jb, "Test Job Step")
$jbstp.OnSuccessAction = [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.StepCompletionAction]::QuitWithSuccess
$jbstp.OnFailAction = [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent.StepCompletionAction]::QuitWithFailure
$jbstp.Create()
$jb.ApplyToTargetServer($srv)
$jb.IsEnabled = $TRUE
$jb.Invoke()
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent Namespace
Other Resources
Scheduling Automatic Administrative Tasks in SQL Server Agent