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Gary_Angove@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Gary Angove) writes:

>I would like to use a batch program from the AUTOEXEC that would preform a
>particular task dependant on the date.  
>Such as, ...
>.........IF CURRENT DATE IS EQUAL TO (SOME DATE) DO....
>Can this be done through the AUTOEXEC?     HELP!!!!


Unfortunately, the answer is NO
	because batch files cannot effectively access the time program.

WORKAROUNDS:
	(1) Write a C program which returns an exit value based on time(),
	    then access the result in the batch file, eg:
			 CTimer
			 if errorlevel --- goto Job1   etc
		This is clumsy and limited, but may work for you.

	(2) Use PERL to write a script.
		This is much more sophisticated, flexible, & powerful
		but puts you on the learning curve for that language
		-- no pain, no gain -- PERL can be used for all kinds
		of job control functions. If it can be done at all,
		you can do it in PERL.  A DOS version of the language 
		is available from any SIMTEL mirror.


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