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From: ajbennett@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Andrew Bennett)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Looking for a program that will trigger LAN backup
Message-ID: <5488.2865a615@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
Date: 24 Jun 91 12:58:13 GMT
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In article <1991Jun24.045708.9239@deadzone.uucp>, briang@deadzone.uucp (Brian Greenberg) writes:
> In article <5486.2864dbee@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> ajbennett@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Andrew Bennett) writes:
>>...These new files monitor the time, and at 22:00 
>>(10 pm), they begin to backup the LAN server to a tape backup device.
>>
>>He wants to know if there are any such programs that run in the Windows
>>environment that at a certain time can execute a certain task.
>>
>>Still looking for solutions.  Someone our there has to do something
>>similiar.
>>
>>Andrew
> 
> Well, why not take the batch file you're already using, run it in a DOS
> window, and then iconize it (thereby making it memory resident).  You can get
> Windows to boot with certain programs running (in windows or as icons) from
> within the system.ini file (I believe - if not, then there's another file that
> does it, but I know it can be done).
> 
> Hope that helps...

The current batch file they use copies two different autoexec.bat and
config.sys files over the current one, then reboots.  I assume that
they use some other drivers that would necessitate the need to reboot.
Obviously, under Windows, I don't want to do this (rebooting).

Andrew
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