Watch folder test tutorial
Martyn Double
7 steps
39 seconds
Tip! to follow this tutorial, you will need Administrator access. You will also require an "unrestricted" access policy for PowerShell unless you have written your script on the same machine in which it will run - this will require "RemoteSigned"
1
Click "Task Scheduler Library" and right-click on your watch folder task
2
Click windows, type "schedule tasks", and hit [enter]
3
Select "Run only when user is logged on" to load a console window on the desktop.
Alert! This must be put back to "Run whether the user is logged in or not" for production
4
Click "OK"
5
Right-click and run the watch folder task
6
Drag your XML file into the "Monitor" folder
7
Check console output for successful operation.
Watch folder test tutorial
Martyn Double
7 steps
39 seconds
Tip! to follow this tutorial, you will need Administrator access. You will also require an "unrestricted" access policy for PowerShell unless you have written your script on the same machine in which it will run - this will require "RemoteSigned"
1
Click "Task Scheduler Library" and right-click on your watch folder task
2
Click windows, type "schedule tasks", and hit [enter]
3
Select "Run only when user is logged on" to load a console window on the desktop.
Alert! This must be put back to "Run whether the user is logged in or not" for production
4
Click "OK"
5
Right-click and run the watch folder task
6
Drag your XML file into the "Monitor" folder
7
Check console output for successful operation.
