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myfile.bat is the path/name of the bat file.

cmd.exe /c start /min "C:\blahblahblah\copy.bat" ^& exit

Ah, good catch jdc2000. He had mentioned wscript in the original post, so I thought it was required. I hope it works now.

It's hard to remember when you don't post back for 3 months. :p

I found this error about cscript, but I'm assuming it's similar for wscript:...

Didn't you write those scripts? What are you trying to do exactly?

That's why I asked if you tested the command from a command prompt. If it doesn't work there, it probably won't work in Task...

That's not the same thing. You're not running the same full command path.

Did you set up the task scheduler job? Unless you set the path variable, you need to set the full path of the .exe.

So the job was working in Task Scheduler, and then it just stopped working?


How exactly are you running these files manually? Are you opening a command prompt and running
wscript.exe C:\xcopy...

It's better to NOT use spaces in folder names. I'd at least use underscores. xcopy_backups vs. xcopy backups.

Try adding double quotes around all paths.

Arguments: "C:\xcopy backups\Batch...