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In comp.sys.ibm.pc you write:

>Does anybody know of a program or utility that will activate
>itself when the system clock hits a certain time.

>I wish to back up my DOS 5.0/Windows 3.0 PC after normal 
>working hours using the XCOPY routine except I want to do it 
>in an un-attendant mode using a script or batch file.  I have
>been told that such a program(s) exist on the market,
>possibly as shareware.

>Any help in this area is greatly appreciated.

If you use Norton DOS (NDOS), then there is a function called @TIME that
you can use to activate your program when you reach a certain time.  You
could just write a simple batch file, compare @TIME with the time you
want to start your backup, and just let it run (unattended).  When it reaches
the specified time, backup will startup.

If you have Norton Desktop for Windows, there is a scheduler that allows
you to perform tasks at a scheduled time.

Another alternative would be WCRON (running in Windows).
Yet another one would be CLOCKMAN (running in Windows).

Hope this helps.

Teik Leong Tan
ttan@cse.unl.edu
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