Eaglesoft Schedule Stop and Start

# Original Script located at:
# http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/09/23/a-self-elevating-powershell-script.aspx

# Get the ID and security principal of the current user account
$myWindowsID=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$myWindowsPrincipal=new-object System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($myWindowsID)

# Get the security principal for the Administrator role
$adminRole=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator

# Check to see if we are currently running "as Administrator"
if ($myWindowsPrincipal.IsInRole($adminRole))

   {
   # We are running "as Administrator" - so change the title and background color to indicate this
   $Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $myInvocation.MyCommand.Definition + "(Elevated)"
   $Host.UI.RawUI.BackgroundColor = "DarkBlue"
   clear-host

   }
else
   {
   # We are not running "as Administrator" - so relaunch as administrator

   # Create a new process object that starts PowerShell
   $newProcess = new-object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo "PowerShell";

   # Specify the current script path and name as a parameter
   $newProcess.Arguments = $myInvocation.MyCommand.Definition;

   # Indicate that the process should be elevated
   $newProcess.Verb = "runas";

   # Start the new process
   [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start($newProcess);

   # Exit from the current, unelevated, process
   exit

   }

$msg = "Enter the username and password that will run the scheduled  task";
$credential = $Host.UI.PromptForCredential("Task username and password",$msg,"$env:userdomain\$env:username",$env:userdomain)
$username = $credential.UserName
$password = $credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password

#####  Create Patterson folder in root of Task Scheduler  #########

Function New-ScheduledTaskFolder

    {

     $taskpath = "Patterson"

     $ErrorActionPreference = "stop"

     $scheduleObject = New-Object -ComObject schedule.service

     $scheduleObject.connect()

     $rootFolder = $scheduleObject.GetFolder("\")

        Try {$null = $scheduleObject.GetFolder($taskpath)}

        Catch { $null = $rootFolder.CreateFolder($taskpath) }

        Finally { $ErrorActionPreference = "continue" } }
New-ScheduledTaskFolder


 #### Stop Patterson Daily at 9 pm to allow for full database backups

 $taskname = "Stop Patterson Database"
 $Taskpath = "Patterson"

 $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "E:\Eaglesoft\Shared Files\PattersonServerStatus.exe" -argument -stop
 $trigger =  New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At 9pm
 $username = $cred.UserName
 $password = ($cred.GetNetworkCredential()).Password


 Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Taskname $taskname  -Description "Stop Patterson Database for Backups" -TaskPath $taskpath -RunLevel Highest


 ######  Start Patterson Database at 6 am daily.


 $taskname = "Start Patterson Database"
 $taskpath = "Patterson"

 $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "E:\Eaglesoft\Shared Files\PattersonServerStatus.exe" -argument -start
 $trigger =  New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At 6am
 $username = $cred.UserName
 $password = ($cred.GetNetworkCredential()).Password

 Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -TaskName $taskname -Description "Start Patterson Database" -TaskPath $taskpath -RunLevel Highest