Utility app to run nightly - which project type?

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Jeremy S.

I will be writing a relatively small utility app that will be responsible
for periodically copying files from a few folders on the local machine for
nightly backup purposes. Just wondering what the recommended way to proceed.
Should I write this as a windows service or as some other application type?
It will need no UI and will need to be executed only once per night at a
specific time (e.g., 2:00 AM). I suppose that the Windows Scheduler would be
the way to kick it off.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
 
Jeremy,

When you use the scheduler than it is in my idea not important what you use.

I would probably just take a commandline project with as second choise a
windowforms.

I surely would not make a service for that which most important process is
than to check if the time is 14:00, while as you said you can use the
scheduler for that.

Just my thought,

Cor
 
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