Introduction
This sample code can be used to create SQL Agent job by using SQL Server Management Objects ( SMO ) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms162169.aspx. You can use this code sample C# application as a reference to create a simple SQL Agent T-SQL job that runs on a one-time schedule.
Building the Sample
Prereq: Visual Studio 2010 SP1, SQL 2012 Management tools
Description
Sample code to create SQL Agent job using SMO. You can use this code sample C# application as a reference to create a simple SQL Agent T-SQL job that runs on a one-time schedule. You need Visual Studio 2010 SP1, SQL 2012 Management tools
Source Code Files
- CreateAgentJob.cs - sample SMO code
More Information
Additional details: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlagent/
C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent;
namespace SQLAgentJobs {
class CreateAgentJob {
static void Main(string[] args) {
Server server = new Server("."); // Get instance of SQL Agent SMO object JobServer jobServer = server.JobServer;
Job job = null;
JobStep step = null;
JobSchedule schedule = null;
// Create a schedule schedule = new JobSchedule(jobServer, "Schedule_1"); schedule.FrequencyTypes = FrequencyTypes.OneTime; schedule.ActiveStartDate = DateTime.Today; schedule.ActiveStartTimeOfDay = new TimeSpan(DateTime.Now.Hour, (DateTime.Now.Minute + 2), 0);
schedule.Create();
// Create Job