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hshulman@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Harvey G Shulman) writes:

>I want to set up a processing job on my PC to start running in the
>evening after I've gone home.  Is there a tsr utility available that can 
>run a batch file at a  designated time?

Many of the schedulers included with tape backup programs can run batches
or programs other than the tape software.  Some let you specify a DOS
command line; others require your batch to have a particular name
(e.g. BATCH_1.BAT).
Another choice, if you can start the batch job when you leave, is to include
a program in it that does nothing but loop until a certain time and then
terminates (batch processing continues...).  You can write this one yourself
in most any language; I think PC Mag has one called WAITUNTL.COM.
A third choice (really part of the first) would be the scheduling ability of
a program such as PC SHELL, one of Central Point Software's PC TOOLS.  It is
primarily intended to start automatic backups, but it one of the programs
that can start any batch at a particular time.

Hope this helps.

-JTT