C/C++ Code Example: Creating a Task Using NewWorkItem
This example creates a single task.
#include <windows.h>
#include <initguid.h>
#include <ole2.h>
#include <mstask.h>
#include <msterr.h>
#include <objidl.h>
#include <wchar.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
HRESULT hr = S_OK;
ITaskScheduler *pITS;
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Call CoInitialize to initialize the COM library and then
// call CoCreateInstance to get the Task Scheduler object.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
hr = CoInitialize(NULL);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_CTaskScheduler,
NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
IID_ITaskScheduler,
(void **) &pITS);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
CoUninitialize();
return 1;
}
}
else
{
return 1;
}
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Call ITaskScheduler::NewWorkItem to create new task.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
LPCWSTR pwszTaskName;
ITask *pITask;
IPersistFile *pIPersistFile;
pwszTaskName = L"Test Task";
hr = pITS->NewWorkItem(pwszTaskName, // Name of task
CLSID_CTask, // Class identifier
IID_ITask, // Interface identifier
(IUnknown**)&pITask); // Address of task
// interface
pITS->Release(); // Release object
if (FAILED(hr))
{
CoUninitialize();
fprintf(stderr, "Failed calling NewWorkItem, error = 0x%x\n",hr);
return 1;
}
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Call IUnknown::QueryInterface to get a pointer to
// IPersistFile and IPersistFile::Save to save
// the new task to disk.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
hr = pITask->QueryInterface(IID_IPersistFile,
(void **)&pIPersistFile);
pITask->Release();
if (FAILED(hr))
{
CoUninitialize();
fprintf(stderr, "Failed calling QueryInterface, error = 0x%x\n",hr);
return 1;
}
hr = pIPersistFile->Save(NULL,
TRUE);
pIPersistFile->Release();
if (FAILED(hr))
{
CoUninitialize();
fprintf(stderr, "Failed calling Save, error = 0x%x\n",hr);
return 1;
}
CoUninitialize();
printf("Created task.\n");
return 0;
}
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