Schedule task in ASP.NET

Question

I\'m trying to create a task scheduler that runs twice a day. I\'ve implemented a task scheduler using CacheItemRemovedCallaback, as suggested in this post and this blog. I

Answer 1

Using hacks like Windows Scheduled Tasks and Control Panel abilities are not nice solutions. They sucks most of the time, they are a headache.

You can use ATrigger scheduling service. A .Net library is also available to create scheduled tasks without overhead.

//Tags: Tags are required to identify tasks. 
//read more at: http://atrigger.com/docs/wiki/9/rest-api-v10-parameter-tag_
Dictionary tags = new Dictionary();
tags.Add("type", "test");

//Create
ATrigger.Client.doCreate(TimeQuantity.Hour(), "12", "http://www.example.com/myTask?something", tags);

Disclaimer: I was among the ATrigger team. It's a freeware and I have not any commercial purpose.