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In message <ant2322430b0SZmY@pigott.demon.co.uk> Malcolm Pigott wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I would like to start FreeNews automatically, at a certain time using the
> stack that the ANT Suite II uses. I can kick off a connection on the ANT
> Suite OK and can also start FreeNews, but what I was wondering is if there is
> a way to stop FreeNews trying to connect to the news until the stack has
> connected to the 'net (I'm using Dial Up)?
> 
> At the moment, FreeNews locks up the machine if a connection to the 'net is
> not available when it starts up. BTW, all this is automatic, with no manual
> intervention (using Task Alarms and scripts at the moment). However, I don't
> always get a connection first time and the last thing I want is to get home
> to find a hung machine!
> 
> Any advice?

Hmm, i'm using FreeNet and FreeNews and the PPP driver from sergio monesi.
The PPP driver calls a file called "IP-UP" when the IP-connection is
established. I've modified (added) the line

SYS "XOS_CLI","Filer_Run InetDBase:!AutoRun"

to it, so it will execute the Obey-File "!AutoRun".

I don't know the ANT suite but you should look if there is
such a "mechanism". "IP-UP" gives a BEEP when the connection
is "clear", btw.

btw: !AutoRun contains:

|
| This File "!AutoRun" is called after PPP-Driver calls IP-UP!
|
*WimpTask POP -out -in -user tkarwoth
*WimpTask EnsureTask -task "FreeNews"   -command "<FreeNews$Dir>"
*WimpTask EnsureTask -task "ArcWeb"     -command "<ArcWeb$Dir>"




btw (2): There are two utilities, one called "EnsureTask", the other
is called "TaskEnsure" ;-)
They do rather the same (checking if an application (TASK!) is already
loaded)


Hope this helps

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