Scheduler task to save file to KM.

Dear all
I have seen the following blog for scheduler task.
<a href="https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1515">Link to blog</a>
But my scenario is a little bit different. I want to create a sceduler task which creates and save a file in a particular destination in KM.
Can anybody help me in doing this?
Regards
Aparnna

hi prasad,
I am also tried the same blog "Did you know you can schedule jobs in portal using KM's Scheduler Task "..
After deploy my Par I am getting my schedular task under Knowledge Management>content Management>Globel Service-->schedular task..... But i didnt get yahoofeed.xml file..
then i have checked..System Configuration >Monitoring>Knowledge Management>Component Monitor>Services-->Schedulers.. my Schedular task status is startup failed...
did u get the result for ur schedular task.. if yes,, plz guide me where I did error..
thanks and regards,
Chinnadurai.R

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all professionals agree that system utilities are not scripts.
From the question and the very arrogant response it is clear you are a home user with no formal technical training....or are you theoffice manager who was stuck with doing these things for your boss?
Your "handle" is also very unprofessional and telling about your "I AM Sir Ask A lot". Try studying the technical information about Windows. Learn to start with the system help. It will save you a lot of blood pressure
excursions.
Also note that the help is explicit. Use the folder path syntax returned from /Query and not the one you see in the GUI. Again - learning to use help first would save a lot of headaches.
Stick with it kid. When you get to by half my age you might be able to call yourself a "professional". Until then - hit the books.
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Powershell scheduled task & Excel

Hey,
I have created the following script which converts .xls to .csv file which I want to run as scheduled task.(it is a part of a bigger script)
$Error.Clear()
$LogFile = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition + ".log"
$TempFile = 'D:\ConfigMgr_Tools\Maintenance\CreateADStructure.xls'
Start-Transcript $LogFile
"Userprofile $env:USERPROFILE"
#PREVENT ERROR: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320369/en-us
$OldCulture = [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentCulture
$OldUICulture = [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture
"Recieved cultures $OldCulture , $OldUICulture "
# cultures to en-US
[System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = "en-US"
[System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = "en-US"
"Set cultures"
$objExcel = New-Object -ComObject Excel.Application
"Created excel object"
$objworkbook = $objExcel.Workbooks.Open($TempFile)
"Created workbook object"
$CSVTempFile = $TempFile -replace ".xl\w*$",".csv"
if(Test-path $CSVTempFile)
Remove-Item -Path $CSVTempFile -Force | Out-Null
Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
"Removed old csv"
$objworkbook.SaveAs($CSVTempFile,6) # 6 is the code for .CSV
$objworkbook.Saved = $true
"Saved workbook: $CSVTempFile"
$objworkbook.Close($false)
$objExcel.Quit()
#$objExcel.Dispose
Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
Stop-Process -Name *EXCEL* -Force
# reset cultures
[System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = $OldCulture
[System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = $OldUICulture
Stop-Transcript
When I run the script from normal powershell it works without any problem.
See Transcript output here:
Windows PowerShell transcript start
Start time: 20150403135125
Username: MyDomain\SCCM_CMD
RunAs User: MyDomain\SCCM_CMD
Machine: SRV-SCCM02 (Microsoft Windows NT 6.3.9600.0)
Host Application: powershell.exe -Command & {C:\Users\SCCM_CMD\Desktop\Untitled5.ps1} -executionpolicy Unrestricted
Process ID: 11300
Transcript started, output file is C:\Users\SCCM_CMD\Desktop\Untitled5.ps1.log
Userprofile C:\Users\SCCM_CMD
Recieved cultures de-DE , en-US
Set cultures
Created excel object
Created workbook object
Saved workbook: D:\ConfigMgr_Tools\Maintenance\CreateADStructure.csv
Windows PowerShell transcript end
End time: 20150403135129
But when I start the script from scheduled task (using the same powershell.exe parameter) I receive
following error:
Exception calling "Open" with "1" argument(s): "Microsoft Excel cannot access
the file 'D:\ConfigMgr_Tools\Maintenance\CreateADStructure.xls'. There are
several possible reasons:
... The file name or path does not exist.
... The file is being used by another program.
... The workbook you are trying to save has the same name as a currently open
workbook."
Here the whole transcript output:
Windows PowerShell transcript start
Start time: 20150403135143
Username: MyDomain\SCCM_CMD
RunAs User: MyDomain\SCCM_CMD
Machine: SRV-SCCM02 (Microsoft Windows NT 6.3.9600.0)
Host Application: powershell.exe -Command & {C:\Users\SCCM_CMD\Desktop\Untitled5.ps1} -executionpolicy Unrestricted
Process ID: 10604
Transcript started, output file is C:\Users\SCCM_CMD\Desktop\Untitled5.ps1.log
Userprofile C:\Users\SCCM_CMD
Recieved cultures de-DE , en-US
Set cultures
Created excel object
Exception calling "Open" with "1" argument(s): "Microsoft Excel cannot access
the file 'D:\ConfigMgr_Tools\Maintenance\CreateADStructure.xls'. There are
several possible reasons:
• The file name or path does not exist.
• The file is being used by another program.
• The workbook you are trying to save has the same name as a currently open
workbook."
At C:\Users\SCCM_CMD\Desktop\Untitled5.ps1:21 char:5
+ $objworkbook = $objExcel.Workbooks.Open($TempFile)
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ComMethodTargetInvocation
Created workbook object
Removed old csv
You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At C:\Users\SCCM_CMD\Desktop\Untitled5.ps1:31 char:5
+ $objworkbook.SaveAs($CSVTempFile,6) # 6 is the code for .CSV
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull
The property 'Saved' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property
exists and can be set.
At C:\Users\SCCM_CMD\Desktop\Untitled5.ps1:32 char:5
+ $objworkbook.Saved = $true
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyNotFound
Saved workbook: D:\ConfigMgr_Tools\Maintenance\CreateADStructure.csv
You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At C:\Users\SCCM_CMD\Desktop\Untitled5.ps1:35 char:5
+ $objworkbook.Close($false)
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull
Windows PowerShell transcript end
End time: 20150403135147
Any idea what can cause this?
I already checked the file exists and there is a folder "desktop" for the user which runs the scheduled task (same user as in normal powershell)

Just read the first error:
Exception calling "Open" with "1" argument(s): "Microsoft Excel cannot access
the file 'D:\ConfigMgr_Tools\Maintenance\CreateADStructure.xls'. There are
several possible reasons:
• The file name or path does not exist.
• The file is being used by another program.
• The workbook you are trying to save has the same name as a currently open
workbook."
Access is denied except when running elevated. You need to be sure the account has access.
Microsoft does not support or recommend using Excel in a non-interactive session.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Scheduler task to save file to KM.

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