Action.Type property

For scripting, gets the type of the action.

Syntax

Action.Type As Integer

Property value

This property returns one of the following TASK_ACTION_TYPE enumeration constants.

Value	Meaning
TASK_ACTION_EXEC 0	This action performs a command-line operation. For example, the action could run a script, launch an executable, or, if the name of a document is provided, find its associated application and launch the application with the document.
TASK_ACTION_COM_HANDLER 5	This action fires a handler.
TASK_ACTION_SEND_EMAIL 6	This action sends an email message.
TASK_ACTION_SHOW_MESSAGE 7	This action shows a message box.

Remarks

The action type is defined when the action is created and cannot be changed later. For information on creating an action, see ActionCollection.Create.

For information on how actions and tasks work together, see Task Actions.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Type library	Taskschd.tlb
DLL	Taskschd.dll

See also

TASK_ACTION_TYPE

Task Scheduler

Action