title: Windows Task Scheduler OR TaskService Functions in WebApi
body: <p>I want to create some functions in ASP.NET Web API, which should be executed daily at specific time and do specific task like update statuses/Records/Generating Emails, SMS. </p>
  
  <p>Should i create a TaskService in Code</p>
  
  <pre><code>using System;
  using Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler;
  
  class Program
  {
     static void Main(string[] args)
     {
        // Get the service on the local machine
        using (TaskService ts = new TaskService())
        {
           // Create a new task definition and assign properties
           TaskDefinition td = ts.NewTask();
           td.RegistrationInfo.Description = "Does something";
  
           // Create a trigger that will fire the task at this time every other day
           td.Triggers.Add(new DailyTrigger { DaysInterval = 2 });
  
           // Create an action that will launch Notepad whenever the trigger fires
           td.Actions.Add(new ExecAction("notepad.exe", "c:\\test.log", null));
  
           // Register the task in the root folder
           ts.RootFolder.RegisterTaskDefinition(@"Test", td);
  
           // Remove the task we just created
           ts.RootFolder.DeleteTask("Test");
        }
     }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or should i create a .bat file and create a new task in Task Scheduler.</p>