#AUTOEXECUTE
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Is anyone aware of an "auto-execute" function in DOS that executes a
program at a certain time based on the clock?
Any response would be appreciated. Thanks, DDK
DOS has no such function, Dave, but if you look in the libraries of some of
the more general forums hosted by IBM and MS, you should be able to find a
small TSR utility that will do the trick. I've used one named AT (as in AT
TIME DOTHIS) in the past that works well.
Ken Billing
Dave, Ken,
I've also used another program, called AutoMite, which does much the
same thing. Automite will even interrupt any other running process on the PC
at the specified time in order to do it's thing (swapping the running
application out, and swapping it back in at the end of its' own run). It
nicely asks the user <assuming that one is present> if they wish to be
interrupted by the timed process or not.
If either of you wish more information on where to get AutoMite, I
can dig it up for ya.
Mark Burns [Network TM]
Dave,
Check out PCTools 7.1 Appointment Scheduler. It's a TSR that executes
programs or batch files at preset times and dates (complete with macro
language). Not sure, but I believe Norton Utilities comes with one too.
Dave,
A shareware menu system called AutoMenu allows this feature.
Ken ///