ssfCONTROLS = 3 && Control Panel's Schedule Tasks folder sJobName = 'fta' && Name of the task to run sRunVerb = 'R&un' && Executing command sEndVerb = '&End Task' && Cancelling command shellApp = Createobject('shell.application') oControlPanel = shellApp.Namespace(ssfCONTROLS) && Schedule Tasks folder oST = '' For Each folderitem In oControlPanel.items && Loop though the items in the Control Panel items If folderitem.Name = 'Scheduled Tasks' oST = folderitem.getfolder() && Found it Exit Endif Next If Vartype(oST) != 'O' Messagebox('Couldn't find 'TS' folder') Endif oJob = '' For Each folderitem In oST.items && Loop through the different scheduled tasks until we fiind it. If Lower(folderitem.Name) = Lower(sJobName) oJob = folderitem && Found it Exit Endif Next If Vartype(oJob) !='O' Messagebox( 'Couldn't find ' + sJobName + ' item') Else bEnabled = .T. oRunVerb = '' oEndVerb = '' s = 'Verbs: ' + Chr(13) For Each Verb In oJob.verbs && Loop through the different commands in the scheduled task until we find right one. s = s + Chr(13) + Verb.Name If Verb.Name = sRunVerb oRunVerb = Verb bEnabled = .F. Endif If Verb.Name = sEndVerb oEndVerb = Verb Endif Next If bEnabled oJob.InvokeVerb(oEndVerb) && Cancel the task Else Wait Window Nowait 'executing job' oJob.InvokeVerb(sRunVerb) && Run the task! Endif Endif>Is there a way to run the task scheduler from VFP code. I already have the Task Scheduler firing every 30 minutes. I need to be able to run it on the fly if necessary.