EventTrigger.Delay property

For scripting, gets or sets a value that indicates the amount of time between when the event occurs and when the task is started. The format for this string is PnYnMnDTnHnMnS, where nY is the number of years, nM is the number of months, nD is the number of days, 'T' is the date/time separator, nH is the number of hours, nM is the number of minutes, and nS is the number of seconds (for example, PT5M specifies 5 minutes and P1M4DT2H5M specifies one month, four days, two hours, and five minutes).

Syntax

EventTrigger.Delay As String

Property value

A value that indicates the amount of time between when the event occurs and when the task is started.

Remarks

When reading or writing your own XML for a task, the event delay is specified using the Delay element of the Task Scheduler schema.

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 Scheduler

EventTrigger