Utility for automatic open and close of QuickBooks file

John_K · ‎June 03, 2020

Hello Community --

We run QBES v19. We have a process that needs to run daily, but don't want to have to have a user account logged in the QB 24x7 if we can help it.

I am looking for a utility that will open our QB file for a specific QB user (at say 4pm) and then a while later (say 5pm), close the QB file. It does not need to close QB, just the file.

We have this setup to run on a dedicated Windows 10 machine (so the Windows user account can stay logged in and we can have QB open, and I want it to only run on weekdays. No one else uses the computer.

Anyone have any ideas?

RenjolynC · ‎June 03, 2020

Hello there, John_K.

At the moment, the option to have QuickBooks Desktop open a user or file automatically is unavailable. The process is done manually.

You'll want to consult other opinions in the Intuit Developer forum. This is a page where you can ask engineers, developers, and other QuickBooks users about your concern.

You can go to this link: https://help.developer.intuit.com/s/ and select QuickBooks Desktop then click the Ask a Question button.

I'll be around if you have any additional questions or other concerns. Take care and stay safe.

Fiat Lux - ASIA · ‎June 03, 2020

@John_K wrote:
We run QBES v19. We have a process that needs to run daily, but don't want to have to have a user account logged in the QB 24x7 if we can help it.
Anyone have any ideas?

@John_K

What kind of process? Do you need to migrate some data?

John_K · ‎June 04, 2020

It's TrueCommerce -- but not sure why that matters ??

Fiat Lux - ASIA · ‎June 06, 2020

Have you explore task scheduler in Windows?

John_K · ‎June 08, 2020

Thank you -- that was my plan if I could not find a utility.

- Task 1 - open the QB file

- Task 2 - kill the QBW task

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