Run powershell script against exchange using task schedule

I want to run this using task scheduler
Get-MailboxStatistics -Server mailserver | Select DisplayName, ItemCount, TotalItemSize | Sort-Object TotalItemSize -Descending | Export-CSV "\\pacetoputreport\report_$((Get-Date).ToString('MM-dd-yyyy')).csv"
I know I have to run some variation of this to launch the exchange module
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command ". 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\bin\RemoteExchange.ps1'; Connect-ExchangeServer -auto"
How can I do this in Task Scheduler? I have tried numerous times using various combinations, but nothing seems to work.
Thank you

You need to put the first part where you call powershell.exe in the Program/script part of the task, but the rest of it is put into the arguments section. As explained here
http://www.msexchange.org/kbase/ExchangeServerTips/ExchangeServer2013/Powershell/scheduling-exchange-powershell-task.html (which has versions for both 2010 and 2013, but since you list V14 in your filepath I assume you're using 2010) you'd need to
set the arguments to :
-version 2.0 -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -command ". 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\bin\RemoteExchange.ps1'; Connect-ExchangeServer -auto; <Your Command>"

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[parameter(Mandatory
=$true)]
[string]$ProcessName#
Specify process names separated by commas
# Split multiple processes on a comma and join with the regex operator '|' to perform "or" match against
multiple applications
$processName=$processName-split(",")
-join("|")
$process=Get-Process|Where{
$_.ProcessName
-match$processName}
|Stop-Process-Force
#Stop running processes
Stop-RunningApplication
-ProcessName"excel,outlook,fdsw32,marquee,POWERPNT,WINWORD"
#Install FactSet 2013 5I
$ExitCode
=(Start-Process".\FactSet_Setup_2013_5I_x644.msi"'/qn
FACTSET_CLOSE_PROCESSES=1 /l*v C:\Temp\InstFac20135I.log'-Wait-Passthru).ExitCode
Environment]::Exit($ExitCode)
Peter vd Bosch

It's really hard to tell from the code above because of the way it's listed, but are sure that even executes? I see at least one stray curly brace and a stray square bracket.
For the Start-Process cmdlet, have you tried without the -passthru parameter?
Also, using the actual parameters will make the code much more readable instead of relying on position.
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | @jasonsandys

Get-Item: Cannot find path ' ' because it does not exist. While running Powershell script.

I am trying to run a PowerShell script to upload files into a SharePoint site in an Azure environment...the script works fine on my local machine, but every time I run it in Azure (remotely), I get errors. Here is what my simple script looks like...
if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null )
Write-Host "Loading Sharepoint Module "
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint")
Add-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell
if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell) -eq $null )
Write-Host "Failed to load sharepoint snap-in. Could not proceed further, Aborting ..."
Exit
#Script settings
$webUrl = "http://sampleWebUrl"
$docLibraryName = "My Documents"
$docLibraryUrlName = "My%20Documents"
$localFolderPath = get-childitem "C:\Upload\Test Upload\My Documents\" -recurse
$contentType = "ContenttType1"
#Open web and library
$web = Get-SPWeb $webUrl
write-host "Web:" $web
$docLibrary = $web.Lists[$docLibraryName]
write-host "docLibrary:" $docLibrary
$files = ([System.IO.DirectoryInfo] (Get-Item $localFolderPath)).GetFiles()
write-host "files:" $files
If ($contentType = "ContenttType1")
#Open file
$fileStream = ([System.IO.FileInfo] (Get-Item $file.FullName)).OpenRead()
# Gather the file name
$FileName = $File.Name
#remove file extension
$NewName = [IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($FileName)
#split the file name by the "-" character
$FileNameArray = $NewName.split("_")
$check = $FileNameArray.Length
#Add file
$folder = $web.getfolder($docLibrary.rootFolder.URL)
write-host "Copying file " $file.Name " to " $folder.ServerRelativeUrl "..."
$spFile = $folder.Files.Add($folder.Url + "/" + $file.Name, [System.IO.Stream]$fileStream, $true)
$spItem = $spFile.Item
write-host "Success"
write-host "SP File:" $spFile
write-host "SP Item" $spItem
#populate columns
$spItem["Column1"] = $FileNameArray[0]
$spItem["Column2"] = $FileNameArray[1]
$spItem.Update()
$fileStream.Close();
Again, I can run this on my local machine and it works just fine, but when I attempt to run it on the Azure environment I get this error...
Get-Item : Cannot find path 'C:\powershellscripts\12653_B7045.PDF' because it does not exist.
At C:\PowerShellScripts\Upload-FilesIntoSharePointTester.ps1:32 char:42
+ $files = ([System.IO.DirectoryInfo] (Get-Item $localFolderPath)).GetFiles()
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\powershellscripts\12653_B7045.PDF:String) [Get-Item], ItemNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemCommand
What strikes me first is the fact that the file its looking for is in the "C:\Upload\Test Upload\My Documents\" directory, but the error keeps saying "C:\powershellscripts\" which is where my script resides and not the files I want to
upload into SharePoint. When I step through the code, all the variables are holding the correct values. The $localFolderPath shows the name of files that I am attempting to upload, so it recognizes them. But once I step through this particular line of code,
the error occurs...
$files = ([System.IO.DirectoryInfo] (Get-Item $localFolderPath)).GetFiles()
Is this an error caused because I am remoting into the Azure environment? Has anyone dealt with this issue before? I would really appreciate the help. Thanks
Update: quick thing I noticed is that these two lines of code are returning null values. Again, is this handled differently in Azure or remotely? I ask cause this is the way I know how to do this, locally.
$docLibrary = $web.Lists[$docLibraryName]
$files = ([System.IO.DirectoryInfo] (Get-Item $localFolderPath)).GetFiles()

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When you use cd without a parameter it uses the -Path parameter. In this case you'll have to escape the square brackets so they are not considered wildcards. Each of the commands in the first example does the exact same thing.
cd 'Learn PowerShell `[Do Whatever`]'
cd -Path 'Learn PowerShell `[Do Whatever`]'
cd (or Set-Location) also has a literal path parameter (-LiteralPath) that does not require using an escape character (`) before each of the brackets. Hope this helps.
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