Setting up a scheduled task in .Net

Question

I\'ve read a few posts here on StackOverflow about task scheduling, but I\'m not sure that I get it right. I\'m coding (in VB.Net) a backup application, that I\'d like to ad

Answer 1

As RichardTallent says, don't write your own; instead hook into the Windows scheduler. It's not too difficult.

We used the libraries and examples here and here. Easy to use. Kudos to Eduardo Morcillo and Eric Moreau for showing the way.