Re: Running a scheduled task from VB

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From: Jim Carlock (anonymous_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 06/03/04 

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 22:13:55 -0400

Add a timer to the app. The timer can run code within the
Timer1_Timer() sub to check the system date and if it's
time to execute a procedure, just call the procedure.

Hope that helps. 

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Jim Carlock
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"Andre" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4EF09F57-E15C-437D-AEB8-3243441F75BE@microsoft.com...
That is great.  But I still dont know how to run a scheduled task from VB.

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