trigger-executiontimelimit.md

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Trigger.ExecutionTimeLimit property	For scripting, gets or sets the maximum amount of time that the task launched by the trigger is allowed to run.	9993b362-f8f7-429b-a16a-1845d6f0f5e0	ExecutionTimeLimit property Task Scheduler ExecutionTimeLimit property Task Scheduler , Trigger object Trigger object Task Scheduler , ExecutionTimeLimit property	apiref	Trigger.ExecutionTimeLimit	taskschd.dll	COM	reference	05/31/2018

Trigger.ExecutionTimeLimit property

For scripting, gets or sets the maximum amount of time that the task launched by the trigger is allowed to run.

Syntax

Trigger.ExecutionTimeLimit As String

Property value

The maximum amount of time that the task launched by the trigger is allowed to run. The format for this string is PnYnMnDTnHnMnS, where nY is the number of years, nM is the number of months, nD is the number of days, 'T' is the date/time separator, nH is the number of hours, nM is the number of minutes, and nS is the number of seconds (for example, PT5M specifies 5 minutes and P1M4DT2H5M specifies one month, four days, two hours, and five minutes).

Remarks

When reading or writing XML for a task, the execution time limit is specified in the ExecutionTimeLimit element of the Task Scheduler schema.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Type library	Taskschd.tlb
DLL	Taskschd.dll

See also

Task Scheduler