Re: Automating prg Execution

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From: Cindy Winegarden (cindy.winegarden_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/25/04

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    Hi Kathy,

    I have one that runs at 5:00 AM after I get my data file from an outside
    source. I compiled the small program into an EXE and scheduled it to run via
    the Windows Task Scheduler. Works great! 

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Cindy Winegarden  MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
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"Kathy Weise" <kw@kathyweise.com> wrote in message 
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>I need to run a .prg every day at 4:00 am. What is the easiest way to do it
> other than getting out of bed and hitting enter?
>
> And/or
>
> Is there a way to start a ,prg and have it periodically check a directory
> for a specific file and then execute when the file arrives?
>
>
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