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Re: Run a DOS program at a specific time

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From: John Savage
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 00:00
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ywchan@its.ied.edu.hk writes:
>Do you know if there is any utility in DOS can help me to run a
>program at a specific time ?

Those that I've looked at require that the PC be idling at the DOS
prompt, because they just stuff the apppropriate strings into the
keyboard buffer to execute. This means that if you are using an
editor at the time, that string goes to the editor (or the computer
beeps to alert you that it is trying to run the job but can't.)

ftp ftp.coast.net /SimTel/msdos/cron/

automite.zip  B  146667  940620  TSR executes cmds at specified time/date. DEMO
bywhen10.zip  B   22080  950212  Executes [.com .bat .exe] files on date/time
crnjr255.zip  B   61635  941027  Run jobs at scheduled times with 0k overhead
cron19.zip    B   73351  941210  Timed command dispatcher; like Unix cron
daily280.zip  B    8383  930521  Runs an external program once a day or week
doat.zip      B    3852  880911  Execute command at a specified time
night.zip     B   39754  880801  Schedule batch files at specified times
pdaily.zip    B    9812  880612  Patriquin's execute a program once a day
pep.zip       B  118055  910414  Painless Event Processor (program scheduler)
repeatat.zip  B    4989  930119  Periodically repeat DOS commands using AT pgm
rtdx090.zip   B   32660  900419  DOS shell for timed program execution
scdts25b.zip  B   85901  940217  Task Scheduler; Run multiple programs anytime
timerun3.zip  B    9860  900120  TSR executes DOS commands at a specified time

My index is out of date, but you'll find most of these programs still there.
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John Savage               koala@sydney.dialix.com.au
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From: John Savage <koala@sydney.dialix.com.au>
Subject: Re: Run a DOS program at a specific time
Date: 1996/03/25
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