ScheduledTasks/Test-ScheduledTask.ps1
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# Copyright 2012 Aaron Jensen # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. function Test-ScheduledTask { <# .SYNOPSIS Tests if a scheduled task exists on the current computer. .DESCRIPTION The `Test-ScheduledTask` function uses `schtasks.exe` to tests if a task with a given name exists on the current computer. If it does, `$true` is returned. Otherwise, `$false` is returned. This name must be the *full task name*, i.e. the task's path/location and its name. .LINK Get-ScheduledTask .EXAMPLE Test-ScheduledTask -Name 'AutoUpdateMyApp' Demonstrates how to test if a scheduled tasks exists. #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([bool])] param( [Parameter()] [Alias('TaskName')] [string] # The name of the scheduled task to check. This must be the *full task name*, i.e. the task's path/location and its name. $Name ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' $Name = Join-Path -Path '\' -ChildPath $Name $task = schtasks /query /fo csv 2> $null | ConvertFrom-Csv | Where-Object { $_.TaskName -eq $Name } if( $task ) { return $true } else { return $false } } |