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From: dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Multifinder Scheduler
Message-ID: <1990Mar2.042106.5825@smsc.sony.com>
Date: 2 Mar 90 04:21:06 GMT
References: <9353@wpi.wpi.edu>
Reply-To: dce@Sony.COM (David Elliott)
Organization: Sony Microsystems Corp.
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In article <9353@wpi.wpi.edu> macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Christopher Silverberg) writes:
>I have 2.5 megs, and i always use Multifinder. So what i'll need is some sort
>of scheduling program that is able to launch Copernicus at a certain time.
>Then later on in the night, i need it to quite Copernicus, and launch the
>AOL software. Any good suggestions? recommendations? Thanks

QuicKeys from CE software has the ability to do a sequence of things
once each day.  It won't let you do two sequences at different times.

You could write a HyperCard stack to actually start the programs at
the specific time, but you'd need QuicKeys to run a sequence for
each of these programs to automate the entire process.  Also, with
the HyperCard stack, you could use QuicKeys' daily sequence feature to
start the stack (you don't want it running all the time - you don't
have enough memory).

In any event, if your needs are very complicated, QuicKeys may not
be able to handle the job.  I have been working on a project in
which I have to run a series of applications, and all operations
must be completely automated.  QuicKeys does an OK job for many
things, but it balks at others (the initial screen of StuffIt
gives it major problems).

As far as I know, QuicKeys is the only one of the macro packages that
can run a sequence at a specific time of day and when an application
is started.  I currently have QuicKeys, MacroMaker, AutoMac III, and
Tempo II.  If there are others, I'd like to hear about them.  Maybe
Apple is planning to improve MacroMaker to do this kind of thing?

In general, if Copernicus and AOL can't do most of the job themselves,
it's going to be tough.
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