I've read a number of questions and answers about this and wasn't able to accomplish it. So if this is really a duplicate please direct me to a previous question that can help.

Ultimately I will have to schedule a notebook that I've written. Right now I'm just trying to get something to run via a command prompt so that I know I'm on the right track. Which I clearly am not.

I wrote the following test code, and put a Begin[] and End[] in it, which I think makes it a package. As I read it seems that I wouldn't be able to run a .nb file from a command line. The code is:

BeginPackage["mkTest`"]
Print["abc"]
a = {{1, 2, 3}, {7, 6, 5}};
Export[NotebookDirectory[] <> "\\test.xlsx", "testCmd" -> a];
End[]

I put this right in the Mathematica folder to get rid of some "variables". C:\Program Files\Wolfram Research\Mathematica\10.0

The following is a screen print of various command line attempts:

Each of these resulted in a window such as the following:

Also no Excel file appeared in my directory.

I've never tried to write a package before. I actually don't know if I do need to write a package. Can anyone tell me how to run Mathematica code from a Windows command line?

How can I schedule custom Mathematica code to run on my windows machine?

I need to schedule some code to run on my computer (Windows, Mathematica 10.0). I'm trying to get something to run via a command prompt so that I know I'm on the right track.

I'm under the impression that I wouldn't be able to run a .nb file from a command line, so I've written the following test code using 'Begin' and 'End', which I think makes it a package:

BeginPackage["mkTest`"]
Print["abc"]
a = {{1, 2, 3}, {7, 6, 5}};
Export[NotebookDirectory[] <> "\\test.xlsx", "testCmd" -> a];
End[]

I've placed this directly in the Mathematica folder:

"C:\Program Files\Wolfram Research\Mathematica\10.0"

The following is a screen print of various command line attempts:

It seems the code isn't working or I'm not calling it properly, since no Excel file appears in my directory. Each of these attempts resulted in a window such as the following:

1. Is it necessary to write a package to run Mathematica code at the command line?

2. Can anyone point out why my attempts above fail?

3. How can I schedule custom Mathematica code to run on my windows machine?