how to run scheduler utility in web application - asp.net-mvc

Question

I have the web application in visual studio web express and having db in sql server express.
I want to perform insert 100 records on 5:00 PM daily.web application is developed in asp.net MVC and vb.net. and deployed on server machine with IIS 7.5. what logic i should follow?

Answer 1

For me i'm using this approach and it's good till now :)
I've enum with Tasks to do and the time for the task to restart and this time in seconds like this:
public enum ScheduledTasks
{
CleanGameRequests = 120,
AnotherTask = 30,
}
Then i start all my tasks in the Application_Start to ensure that the task will execute while my application is run
protected void Application_Start()
{
...............
// Add the tasks on Application starts
AddTask(ScheduledTasks.CleanGameRequests);
AddTask(ScheduledTasks.AnotherTask);
}
OK now here is the trick :)
in the AddTask method i just add new empty item to cache and set the AbsoluteExpiration for it according to the task time and the call the suitable method for this task.
Actually my i couldn't explain the idea very clear but here is the code:
private static CacheItemRemovedCallback _onCacheRemove;
private void AddTask(ScheduledTasks task)
{
// Add my `CacheItemRemoved` method to be called on cache removed
_onCacheRemove = new CacheItemRemovedCallback(CacheItemRemoved);
// Add new key to the cache with the name of this task
// and Expiration time acccordin to the task
HttpRuntime.Cache.Insert(task.ToString(), (int)task, null,
DateTime.Now.AddSeconds((int)task), Cache.NoSlidingExpiration,
CacheItemPriority.NotRemovable, _onCacheRemove);
}
Then all I've to do is to select suitable method for each task in the CacheItemRemoved method :
public void CacheItemRemoved(string key, object time, CacheItemRemovedReason r)
{
//Get Task enum object
var task = (ScheduledTasks)Enum.Parse(typeof(ScheduledTasks), key);
// Select the suitable method to depending on the Task Enum object
switch (task)
{
case ScheduledTasks.CleanGameRequests:
GameRequest.CleanUp();
break;
case ScheduledTasks.AnotherTask:
Service.AnotherTask();
break;
}
// Don't forget to re-add the task to the cache to do it again and again
AddTask(task);
}
Last thing remain for your case is to check the time if it's 5:00 PM and i advice you to put this check in your Service class.
Hope this helped you :)

Answer 2

Since you are using Sql server express edition you can't create scheduled jobs in sql side. But you can try other options like.
Quartz.Net
Service Broker approach
Windows services (If your hosting provider allows)