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From: john@itivax.iti.org (John Sauter)
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Subject: Re: EVERY11: A useful timer utility (Part 01/01)
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Date: 12 Apr 90 16:47:20 GMT
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Reply-To: john@itivax.iti.org.UUCP (John Sauter)
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There are at least two programs on Simtel which can be used to
accomplish the function of every11.  Both of them are TSRs which
give them a lot of flexibility.

The "at" program (in the archive doat.arc) allows you to set up
several times (one minute resolution) for running programs (usually 
a .BAT file).  You can look at the schedule and selectively delete 
items if desired.  We tried to use it to execute a backup procedure 
every midnight but ran into problems trying to get it to reschedule 
an activity.

A second program, called "tr" (in the archive timerun3.arc) is
similar to at but it doesn't allow you to view or selectively delete
scheduled items (you can only delete all scheduled items).  It does
however allow you to schedule things down to the second and has a
feature which allows you to repeat a command every n seconds.

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John A. Sauter                         Industrial Technology Institute
Internet: john@iti.org                 PO Box 1485
                                       Ann Arbor, MI 48106
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John A. Sauter                         Industrial Technology Institute
Internet: john@iti.org                 PO Box 1485
                                       Ann Arbor, MI 48106