AT scheduler

[BigDaddy]

I set the following:

at 12:59 "C:\Program Files\eMule\emule.exe"

But EMULE doesn't start at the specified time. And also theres no log entry in EVENT VIEWER! And yes the TASK SCHEDULER service is enabled and active.

[uid0]

you wont see it without "/interactive"

[cluberti]

Yes - do not forget the /interactive (or /i, same thing) switch when creating a job with an active window you'd like to see. Otherwise, it won't be able to interact with your desktop session, and of course without a shell and most registry entries available to them, most applications will silently crash .

[BigDaddy]

ofcourse! How could I forget. Its the same catch that LINUXs AT command has with GUI programs.

ps. Does Windows AT command has the 'at +5min'? So U don't have to type 15:35 if the clock is now 15:30

Edited November 30, 2006 by BigDaddy

[cluberti]

Nope .

[BigDaddy]

thought so! anyways, tnx for your. wish U a lovely day

[BigDaddy]

Is there a program for Windows that would do the bellow thing:

To lunch an app in 5 min time. So U don't have to type 15:35 if the clock is now 15:30 in order to launch a program

[Mijzelf]

You can use a batchfile:

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 300000 >NUL
YourApp.exe

where 1.1.1.1 is a not reachable IP address.

[jaclaz]

WHICH windows?

AT is "deprecated" in XP and later:

http://www.ss64.com/nt/at.html

the new command is SCHTASKS:

http://www.ss64.com/nt/schtasks.html

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/schtasks.html

You can easily create a batch to invoke it with the write time by parsing current DATE/TIME, here are a few examples:

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/amb_datetime.html

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/datetime.html

A number of links to Freeware alternatives:

http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboar...rum/161152.html

nnCRON lite should be the more featured:

http://www.nncron.ru/#nncronlt

The suggestion by mjzelf is good, but it is considered the "poor man's way" as it will eat quite a bit of resources.

You need then a "DELAY" or "WAIT" command to put in the batch that calls the app you want to run or a delaying program, here is an example, called DELAYEXEC:

http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utility/delayexec/

jaclaz

[BigDaddy]

thx.

That 'delayexec' is what I have been looking for.