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The more proper method for calling a PS script is: Command: powershell.exe Arguments: -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File...

@garlin Thanks for your comment. I had indeed wandered off the reservation with too many iterations. I've updated and tested my script...

After a whole bunch of poking around, I was able to turn the solution into 7 lines! The "magic" is in dfinke's Import-Excel. The Task...

I was truly overzealous. The 5 line solution was posted without a test. Test failed. Lesson = Be excruciatingly precise when asking AI...

From that post, it sounds like you need to allow the script to run inside a CMD window that pops up (which you can minimize) and leave...

Clear that & retry. That entry is, in general, incompatible with any procedure that calls up a user interface. Denis

Some of my closest equivalents might be of interest to you such as, for example, writing a csv-formatted list of current Windows updates...

When in Rome Microsoft, do as the Romans PowerShells do. The entire ps1 script is only 5 lines vs 29 of python. See below: $data_url =...

@Try3 I think the key piece here is whether a script can run from Task Scheduler. I tried running a script with different imports...

@Try3 : Clearing "Run whether or not logged in" results in a prompt to identify an executable. Let's just say that's not compatible with...

@pepanee , @garlin : Thanks for the suggestions. Much appreciated. I tried the ps1 option - no change. And Google's gemini gave me the...

As I try to teach myself python, I built a script to do a daily update of an Excel spreadsheet. I've not yet stumbled on a workable Task...