Action object
Scripting object that provides the common properties that are inherited by all action objects. An action object is created by the ActionCollection.Create method.
The Action object has these types of members:
The Action object has these properties.
Property | Access type | Description |
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Id |
Read/write |
Gets or sets the identifier of the action. |
Type |
Read-only |
Gets the type of the action. |
For information on how actions and tasks work together, see Task Actions. The following table contains the scripting objects that represent the actions that can be performed:
API | Description |
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ComHandlerAction | Represents an action that fires a handler. |
ExecAction | Represents an action that executes a command-line operation. |
EmailAction | Represents an action that sends an email message. |
ShowMessageAction | Represents an action that shows a message box. |
When reading or writing XML, the actions of a task are specified in the Actions element of the Task Scheduler schema.
For more information and example code for this scripting object, see Time Trigger Example (Scripting) , Event Trigger Example (Scripting), Daily Trigger Example (Scripting), Registration Trigger Example (Scripting), Weekly Trigger Example (Scripting), Logon Trigger Example (Scripting), or Boot Trigger Example (Scripting).
Requirement | Value |
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Minimum supported client |
Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only] |
Type library |
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DLL |
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