DaysOfWeek (weeklyScheduleType) Element

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03/09/2021

Specifies the days of the week in which the task runs.

<xs:element name="DaysOfWeek"
    type="daysOfWeekType"
 />

The DaysOfWeek element is defined by the weeklyScheduleType complex type.

Parent element

Element	Derived from	Description
ScheduleByWeek	weeklyScheduleType	Specifies a weekly schedule.

Child elements

Element	Type	Description
Friday		Specifies that the task runs on Friday.
Monday		Specifies that the task runs on Monday.
Saturday		Specifies that the task runs on Saturday.
Sunday		Specifies that the task runs on Sunday.
Thursday		Specifies that the task runs on Thursday.
Tuesday		Specifies that the task runs on Tuesday.
Wednesday		Specifies that the task runs on Wednesday.

Remarks

The previous child elements are defined by the daysOfWeekType complex type.

For scripting development, the weekly interval is specified using the WeeklyTrigger.WeeksInterval property.

For C++ development, the weekly interval is specified using the IWeeklyTrigger::WeeksInterval property.

Examples

The following XML defines a daily calendar trigger that starts a task Monday through Friday ( at 8:00 AM) every week.

<CalendarTrigger>
    <StartBoundary>2005-01-01T08:00:00</StartBoundary>
    <EndBounadry>2007-01-01T00:00:00</EndBoundary>
    <ScheduleByWeek>
        <WeeksInterval>1</WeeksInterval>
        <DaysOfWeek>
            <Monday/>
            <Tuesday/>
            <Wednesday/>
            <Thurday/>
            <Friday/>
        </DaysOfWeek>
    </ScheduleByWeek>
</CalendarTrigger>

For a complete example of the XML for a task that uses a weekly trigger, see Weekly Trigger Example (XML).

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]