task scheduler xml example.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
  <RegistrationInfo>
    <Date>2017-12-22T13:23:47.2746069</Date>
    <Author>Artistan</Author>
    <URI>\Startup Slack</URI>
  </RegistrationInfo>
  <Triggers>
    <CalendarTrigger>
      <StartBoundary>2017-12-22T08:20:00</StartBoundary>
      <Enabled>true</Enabled>
      <ScheduleByDay>
        <DaysInterval>1</DaysInterval>
      </ScheduleByDay>
    </CalendarTrigger>
  </Triggers>
  <Principals>
    <Principal id="Author">
      <UserId>%USERSID%</UserId>
      <LogonType>Password</LogonType>
      <RunLevel>HighestAvailable</RunLevel>
    </Principal>
  </Principals>
  <Settings>
    <MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy>
    <DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>true</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>
    <StopIfGoingOnBatteries>true</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>
    <AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate>
    <StartWhenAvailable>false</StartWhenAvailable>
    <RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>
    <IdleSettings>
      <StopOnIdleEnd>true</StopOnIdleEnd>
      <RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle>
    </IdleSettings>
    <AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand>
    <Enabled>true</Enabled>
    <Hidden>false</Hidden>
    <RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle>
    <WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun>
    <ExecutionTimeLimit>PT72H</ExecutionTimeLimit>
    <Priority>7</Priority>
  </Settings>
  <Actions Context="Author">
    <Exec>
      <Command>%LOCALAPPDATA%\slack\theme.bat</Command>
    </Exec>
  </Actions>
</Task>

test.bat

@echo OFF
REM Automatic Slack-Black-Theme Applicator
REM ::::::::::::::::::::OPTIONS:::::::::::::::::::::
SET "themeJS='https://cdn.rawgit.com/Artistan/slack-black-theme/master/addEventListener.js'"
REM :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
title Slack-Black-Theme-Addon
echo Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments > MessageBox.vbs
echo messageText = objArgs(0) >> MessageBox.vbs
echo MsgBox messageText >> MessageBox.vbs
cd %LOCALAPPDATA%\slack
Taskkill /F /IM slack.exe
TIMEOUT /t 5 /nobreak
start /wait slack.exe
TIMEOUT /t 15 /nobreak
FOR /F "delims=" %%X IN ('cd') DO SET origin=%%X
FOR /F "delims=" %%I IN ('dir /on /ad /b /t:c %LOCALAPPDATA%\slack\app-*') DO SET a=%%I
echo Applying addon to Latest Update: %a%
findstr /i /c:"Slack-Black-Theme-Addon" %LOCALAPPDATA%\slack\%a%\resources\app.asar.unpacked\src\static\index.js >nul || goto AppendSlackBlackTheme
start %origin%\MessageBox.vbs "Looks like Slack-Black-Theme is already a part of your Slack Desktop"
goto Cleanup
:AppendSlackBlackTheme
cd %LOCALAPPDATA%\slack\%a%\resources\app.asar.unpacked\src\static\
:DownloadJS
powershell -Command "(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile( %themeJS%, 'addEventListener.js')"
echo.>>addEventListener-new.js
echo // Slack-Black-Theme-Addon>>addEventListener-new.js
echo.>>addEventListener-new.js
type addEventListener.js>>addEventListener-new.js
del addEventListener.js
ren addEventListener-new.js addEventListener.js
:CustomizeStyleHere
: This is an example of the One Dark theme automated also.
powershell "(gc addEventListener.js) -replace 'primary: .*;', 'primary: #61AFEF;' | out-file addEventListener.js"
powershell "(gc addEventListener.js) -replace 'text: .*;', 'text: #ABB2BF;' | out-file addEventListener.js"
powershell "(gc addEventListener.js) -replace 'background: .*;', 'background: #282C34;' | out-file addEventListener.js"
powershell "(gc addEventListener.js) -replace 'background-elevated: .*;', 'background-elevatedy: #3B4048;' | out-file addEventListener.js"
:AppendFile
type addEventListener.js >> index.js
type addEventListener.js >> ssb-interop.js
del addEventListener.js
cd ../../../../..
: restart slack since it was updated
Taskkill /F /IM slack.exe
:ResumeAfterPatch
findstr /i /c:"Slack-Black-Theme-Addon" %LOCALAPPDATA%\slack\%a%\resources\app.asar.unpacked\src\static\index.js >nul || goto ErrorHandler
start %origin%\MessageBox.vbs "Slack-Black-Theme has been added to your Slack Desktop"
goto Cleanup
:ErrorHandler
start %origin%\MessageBox.vbs "Slack-Black-Theme could not be added to the destination. Try running the script as an administrator"
:Cleanup
ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul
del %origin%\MessageBox.vbs
start /wait slack.exe

echo "%LOCALAPPDATA%\slack"

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change Icon to slack icon ... "%LOCALAPPDATA%\slack"

run as administrator