tjr@concurrent.co.uk (Tim Rapley) (02/05/90)
Does anyone know of an MS-DOS equivalent of the Unix cron that would allow me to time the execution of other PC software (e.g. activate backup utilities etc in the middle of the night when I'm not around. I guess this software would be TSR. Please reply through E-mail if you know of such software. Thanks in advance. Tim Rapley : tjr@concurrent.co.uk
jcb@loral.UUCP (Jay Bowden) (02/06/90)
In article <974@sl10c.concurrent.co.uk> tjr@concurrent.co.uk (Tim Rapley) writes: >Does anyone know ... > ...activate backup utilities etc in the middle of the night when >I'm not around. > >Tim Rapley : tjr@concurrent.co.uk Better yet: A programmable power switcher that lets you define any arbitrary power-on schedule (eg. at 3am MWF, turn on for 45 minutes). Detects the difference between auto power on (for backups, as you want) and user-at-the-console power-up's. Call Epoch Data at 619 275-2419 for info. $149.95. - Jay -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jay Bowden, EE/Consultant; see also Bowden Engineering Currently contracted at Loral Instrumentation, San Diego {ucbvax, ittvax!dcdwest, akgua, decvax, ihnp4}!ucsd!loral!jcb
jld@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (J. L. David) (02/13/90)
In article <974@sl10c.concurrent.co.uk>, tjr@concurrent.co.uk (Tim Rapley) writes: > Does anyone know of an MS-DOS equivalent of the Unix cron that > would allow me to time the execution of other PC software (e.g. > activate backup utilities etc in the middle of the night when > I'm not around. > I know nothing specific about this product, I have only seen it advertised. It is called "GO" and it is $99.95 US. You can get it from SmartSoft, Inc. 2814 New Spring Road Suite 310 Atlanta, GA 30339 404-434-0003 Hope this helps. Jeff David
doerschu@rex.cs.tulane.edu (David Doerschuk) (02/15/90)
>In article <974@sl10c.concurrent.co.uk>, tjr@concurrent.co.uk (Tim Rapley) writes: >> Does anyone know of an MS-DOS equivalent of the Unix cron that >> would allow me to time the execution of other PC software (e.g. >> activate backup utilities etc in the middle of the night when >> I'm not around. You may want to try getting the file: DOAT.ARC from Simtel20 in the PD1:<MSDOS.SYSUTL> directory. Its small, and the description is: "Execute command at specified time". I've got it, and I think it would probably do the job for you. If you can't get into simtel or one of the mirror sites, email me and I'll email you back a UUEncoded copy of the archive. Dave. doerschu@rex.cs.tulane.edu