Copyright: Copyright (c) 1999 LapLink.com, Inc.   Thursday, November 11, 1999 12:45:11
Citation: Copyright (c) 1999 LapLink.com, Inc.


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Type the name and location of the program or file you want to run. Be sure to type the full path to the program or file. (For example, to run Windows Notepad, you’d type C:\Windows\Notepad.exe)

You can also search for the program you want to run by clicking the Browse button.


Click this to search for the program or file that you want to run.


Type a descriptive name for scheduled event.

Examples: Run Backup; Open Diary; My Time Sheet


Type the path to the folder that contains the files necessary to launch the program you want to run. This item is optional.

By default, the working folder is the folder that the program you’ve specified starts in (e.g., C:\Windows if you’re running C:\Windows\Notepad.exe), but you can change this to another folder if necessary by typing the appropriate path. You may need to specify a working folder if you want to run an older program, or if Scheduler is unable to run the program you’ve specified.


Indicate the program window into which the program should open: Normal opens the program window as normal; Maximized enlarges the program window to full size; and Minimized reduces the program window to an icon on your Windows taskbar.


Indicate how often you want to run the program you’ve specified: Once runs the program once at the day and time you specify; Daily runs the program every day; Weekly runs the program every week on the day(s) of the week you specify;and Monthly runs the program every month on the day of the month you specify.


Choose when you want to run the scheduled event.


Choose when you want to run the scheduled event.


Choose when you want to run the scheduled event.


Check this box to run the scheduled event every Monday.


Check this box to run the scheduled event every Tuesday.


Check this box to run the scheduled event every Wednesday.


Check this box to run the scheduled event every Thursday.


Check this box to run the scheduled event every Friday.


Check this box to run the scheduled event every Saturday.


Choose when you want to run the scheduled event.


Check this box to run the scheduled event every Sunday.


Choose when you want to run the scheduled event.


Type the number of the day of the month that you want to run the event, or click an arrow to select the number of the day of the month that you want to run the event.

For example, to run the program on the first day of each month, type 1 or click an arrow to select 1.


Type the number of the day of the month that you want to run the event, or click an arrow to select the number of the day of the month that you want to run the event.

For example, to run the program on the first day of each month, type 1 or click an arrow to select 1.


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Indicate the date on which you want the program to run.

Type the date (for example, Monday, August 10, 2000) or use the calendar to select the date.


Indicate the time at which you want the program to run.

Type a time or click an arrow to select a number for the hour, minute, and second you want the program to run.


Check this box to enable the program to run on the day(s) and time you specify.

Clear this box to prevent the program from running without deleting this scheduled event from Scheduler.


LapLink Scheduler Help

The help file could not find the LLSCHED.CNT file and cannot display the LapLink Scheduler Help table of contents.

Make sure that the LLSCHED.CNT file is in the same program installation folder as the LLSCHED.HLP help file. If you cannot find the .CNT file on your computer, you may need to reinstall LapLink in order to obtain it.


Overview of LapLink Scheduler

Designed to run LapLink events unattended, LapLink Scheduler can also be used to schedule other events, such as Windows programs. LapLink Scheduler is easy to use and runs in the background as you work.

Here are some things you can do with LapLink Scheduler:

Run a backup program

Run a program regularly

Run a program and have it open a file you need to work on regularly

Run a program when you're not at your computer

Important note for LapLink users:

Use LapLink, not LapLink Scheduler, to schedule LapLink events. If you want to remove a schedule for a LapLink event, however, you must use LapLink Scheduler.


Procedures


Scheduling a new event
To schedule a new event

1	On the Schedule menu, click New.

2	Follow the instructions for scheduling a new event in the wizard that appears.

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Removing an event
To remove an event from Scheduler

1	Click the event in the LapLink Scheduler window.

2	Click Remove on the Schedule menu.

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Changing information about an event
To change information about an event

1	Double-click the event in the LapLink Scheduler window.

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Click the event, and then click Properties on the Schedule menu.

2	Type the name and location of the program or file you want to run in the Run box, or click the Browse button to search your computer for the program or file.

If you type the program or file name instead of browsing for it, be sure to include the full path. (For example, C:\Windows\Wordpad.exe, not Wordpad.exe.)

3	Type a descriptive name for the event in the Name box.

You can also specify an optional  working folder in the Working Folder box, as well as indicate in the Window box how the program window should appear when the program is running.

4	Click the Date/Time tab, and type the time of day you want to run this event in the Run At box, or click an arrow to select the hour, minutes, and seconds for the time of day you want to run the event.

The event will run at this time on the day(s) you specify.

5	Under Frequency, choose how often you want to run this event:

Click Once to run this event just once. In the Run On box, type the date you want it to run the event, or click the arrow and select the date from the calendar.

Click Daily to run this event every X number of days, and then type a number or click an arrow to select the number that indicates how frequently you want this event to run (such as every 2 days or every 21 days).

Click Weekly to run this event every X number of weeks on the day(s) you select, check the box(es) for the day(s) you want to run the event, and then type a number or click an arrow to select the number that indicates how frequently you want this event to run (such as every 2 weeks or every 6 weeks).

Click Monthly to run this event once a month on the day you specify, and then type the day or click an arrow to select the day you want to run the event in the Run On box.

For example, typing 25 in this box runs this event on August 25, September 25, October 25, and so on.

6	Click OK.

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Preventing an event from running
To prevent an event from running

Click the event, and then click Disable on the Schedule menu.

The status for the event changes to Disabled, and the event does not run at the scheduled time.

Hint: To reschedule the event, click the event, and then click Enable on the Schedule menu.

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Preventing all events from running
To prevent all events from running

Click Suspend Scheduler on the Advanced menu so that it is checked.

To allow scheduled events to run again, click Suspend Scheduler again so that it is unchecked.

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Running a scheduled event immediately
To run a scheduled event now

1	Click the event you want to run in the LapLink Scheduler window.

2	Click Run Now on the Schedule menu.

Note: Running a scheduled event now does not affect scheduling. The event still runs at the scheduled time.

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Unloading Scheduler
To unload Scheduler and prevent all scheduled events from running

Click Unload Scheduler on the Advanced menu.

Note: When you unload Scheduler, the Scheduler program closes completely, and scheduled events cannot run unless you restart Windows. (If Run Scheduler at Startup is not checked on the Advanced menu, however, Scheduler does not run when you restart Windows.) To restart Scheduler, click the Scheduler icon in the LapLink program group on your Start menu.

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Running Scheduler at Windows startup
To automatically run Scheduler when Windows starts

Click Run Scheduler at Startup on the Advanced menu.

Note: To prevent Scheduler from running when Windows starts, clear the check mark next to Run Scheduler at Startup. If Run Scheduler at Startup is unchecked, Scheduler will not automatically run when you restart Windows. You must manually restart Scheduler by clicking the Scheduler icon in the LapLink program group on your Start menu.

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Tips for Schedule Properties dialog box (Program tab)

√	Use the Browse button if you're not sure of the correct location of the program. LapLink Scheduler does not automatically check that the path you type is valid, so using the Browse button is a good way to ensure the program you specify is correct.

√	If you want to run an older program, or if Scheduler is unable to run the program you’ve specified, you may need to specify a working folder in the Working Folder box. By default, the working folder is the folder in the program you’ve specified starts (e.g., C:\Windows), but you can change this to another folder if necessary by typing the appropriate path.

√	To run a file in a particular program, first type the program path, and then type the file path within quotation marks. For example, to open the file Readme.txt in Windows WordPad, you’d type the following:
C:\Program Files\Accessories\Wordpad.exe "C:\My Documents\readme.txt"


Tips for Schedule Properties dialog box (Date/Time tab)

√	Events always run at the time you specify in the Run At box.

√	When running an event only once, you can select the date from a calendar in the Run On box. To display the calendar, click the down arrow. Use the arrow buttons at the top of the calendar to select a month and year on the calendar, and then click the appropriate date.

√	If you want to run an event every day, click Daily under Frequency on the Date/Time tab, and then type 1 in the Every [X] Days box.

√	If you want to run an event on certain days every week, click Weekly under Frequency on the Date/Time tab, check the day(s) you want to run the event, and then type 1 in the Every [X] Days box.

√	If you choose the Weekly option under Frequency, you must specify at least one day of the week that the event should run, and then indicate how frequently the event should run on the day(s) you’ve specified. For example, if you check Monday and Thursday and then type 6 in the Every [X] Weeks box, the event will run every 6 weeks on Monday and Thursday.


Tips for adding new events

√	Schedule LapLink events within LapLink only. Do not schedule them in LapLink Scheduler.

√	To run a file in a particular program, first type the program path, and then type the file path within quotation marks. For example, to open the file Readme.txt in Windows WordPad, you’d type the following:
C:\Program Files\Accessories\Wordpad.exe "C:\My Documents\readme.txt"

√	You can add command line options to any program if you choose.

√	If you want to run an older program, or if Scheduler is unable to run the program you’ve specified, you may need to specify a working folder in the Working Folder box. By default, the working folder is the folder in the program you’ve specified starts (e.g., C:\Windows), but you can change this to another folder if necessary by typing the appropriate path.

√	When running an event only once, you can select the date from a calendar in the Run On box. To display the calendar, click the down arrow. Use the arrow buttons at the top of the calendar to select a month and year on the calendar, and then click the appropriate date.


Tips for suspending or removing events

√	If you think you might want to run an event later, you can disable the event instead of removing it. To disable an event, click the event, and then click Disable on the Schedule menu.

√	To prevent all scheduled events from running, click the Advanced menu, and then click Suspend Scheduler. The Scheduler title bar indicates that Scheduler has been suspended.

√	To allow scheduled events to run after suspending Scheduler, click the Advanced menu, and then click Suspend Scheduler so that it is unchecked. Note that if an event had been unscheduled prior to suspending Scheduler, it remains unscheduled.


Tips for changing events

√	To change information for an event that is about to run, double-click the event, and then modify the event information in the Schedule Properties dialog box. If you choose, you can disable the event first by clicking the event and then clicking Disable on the Schedule menu.

√	To run a file in a particular program, first type the program path, and then type the file path within quotation marks. For example, to open the file Readme.txt in Windows WordPad, you’d type the following:
C:\Program Files\Accessories\Wordpad.exe "C:\My Documents\readme.txt"

√	You can add command line options to any program if you choose.

√	If you want to run an older program, or if Scheduler is unable to run the program you’ve specified, you may need to specify a working folder in the Working Folder box. By default, the working folder is the folder in the program you’ve specified starts (e.g., C:\Windows), but you can change this to another folder if necessary by typing the appropriate path.

√	When running an event only once, you can select the date from a calendar in the Run On box. To display the calendar, click the down arrow. Use the arrow buttons at the top of the calendar to select a month and year on the calendar, and then click the appropriate date.

√	If you want to run an event every day, click Daily under Frequency on the Date/Time tab, and then type 1 in the Every [X] Days box.

√	If you want to run an event on certain days every week, click Weekly under Frequency on the Date/Time tab, check the day(s) you want to run the event, and then type 1 in the Every [X] Days box.


Tips for Scheduler main window

√	To prevent a scheduled event from running, click the event, and then click Disable on the Schedule menu.

√	To allow a disabled event to run, click the event, and then click Enable on the Schedule menu.

√	To view and change information for an event, double-click the event in the event list.

√	To sort the event list by name, click the Name column heading. You can sort the list in A-Z or Z-A order.


Tips for closing and restarting Scheduler

√	To close the Scheduler window but run Scheduler in the background, click Close on the Schedule menu. When Scheduler is running in the background, the Scheduler program icon appears in the status area on your Windows taskbar, and all events run as scheduled.

√	If you want to close Scheduler completely but have it restart automatically the next time you start Windows, check Unload Scheduler and Run Scheduler at Startup on the Advanced menu. If you do not check Run Scheduler at Startup, scheduled events cannot run until you manually restart Scheduler.

√	To prevent all events from running without closing Scheduler, click Suspend Scheduler on the Advanced menu.


About dialog box

Displays program information, such as the version and copyright, for LapLink Scheduler.


Schedule Properties dialog box (Program tab)

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Schedules the event you want to run, and specifies how you want to display it.

Option	Description
Run	Type the name and location of the program or file you want to run at a certain time.  Be sure to specify the full path to the program (for example, C:\Windows\Wordpad.exe, not Wordpad.exe).  You can also use the Browse button to locate the program or file you want to run.
Browse button	Click this to locate the program or file you want to run.  The program or file you select in the Browse dialog box appears in the Run box.
Name	Type a descriptive name for the scheduled event. For example, you might type "My Time Sheet" if you're running a program that opens a document containing your work hours.
Working Folder	Type the name and location of the folder that contains the files necessary to launch the program you want to run. This item is optional. By default, the working folder is the folder in which the program you want to run starts; it has the same path as the path you specified in the Run box. In most cases, you won’t need to change this default by specifying a working folder.  However, you may need to specify a different working folder if you want to run an older program, or if Scheduler is unable to run the program you’ve specified.
Window	Choose the program window that you want the program to open into.  Normal opens the program window as normal; Maximized enlarges the program window to full screen size; Minimized reduces the program window to an icon on your Windows taskbar.


Schedule Properties dialog box (Date/Time tab)

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Specifies when you want to run the event specified on the Program tab.

Option	Description
Run At	Makes Scheduler run the event at the time you specify. Type the time you want Scheduler to run the event, or click an arrow to select the hour, minute, and second that you want Scheduler to run the event.  The event runs at this time on the day(s) you specify under Frequency.
Frequency	Runs the event on the day(s) you specify.      Once. Runs the event on the date you specify in the Run On box.      Daily. Runs the event every X number of days.      Weekly. Runs the event every X number of weeks on the day(s) you check under Run On.      Monthly. Runs the event every month on the day of the month you specify in the Run On This Day of the Month box.

Run On

Once	Type the date you want to run the scheduled event. (For example, Monday, August 10, 2000) You can also select the date from a calendar by clicking on the down arrow.
Daily	Type the number or click an arrow to select the number that indicates how frequently you want to run the event. For example, you can type 1 to run the event every day, 5 to run the event every 5 days, or 21 to run the event every 21 days.
Weekly	Check the day(s) that you want to run the scheduled event. Then, type the number or click an arrow to select the number that indicates how frequently you want to run the event on the day(s) you’ve selected. For example, you can type 1 to run the event every week, 2 to run the event every 2 weeks, or 6 to run the event every 6 weeks on the day(s) you’ve selected.
Monthly	Type the day or click an arrow to select the day on which you want to run the scheduled event each month. For example, if you type 25, the scheduled event runs on August 25, September 25, October 25, and so on.


Scheduler main window
Scheduler window

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Lists scheduled events by name, status, source, and schedule information.

Column	Description
Name	Shows the name of the scheduled event.
Status	Shows the status of the scheduled event. The status indicates if the event is ready to run at the scheduled time, if it has been disabled and will not run at the scheduled time, if it was scheduled to run once and has been completed, or if it is running now.
Source	Shows the owner or source application that scheduled the event.  This can be LapLink 2000, LapLink FTP, or LapLink Scheduler.
Schedule	Shows a description of when and how often the event is scheduled to run.
Next Run Time	Shows the next date and time at which the event is scheduled to run.
Last Result	Indicates whether the event ran successfully the last time that it was run by Scheduler.


Common Controls--What's This help


Closes the dialog box and continues the task.


Closes the dialog box and does not continue the task.


Closes the dialog box and saves any changes you've made.


Closes the dialog box without saving any changes you've made.


Closes the dialog box.


Displays help for the currently selected tab or dialog box.


Applies any changes you've made without closing the dialog box.


Click on a tab to display additional options in that tab.


No help is available for this option.


Help is available for each item in this dialog box. To get help, either right-click an item, or click [image] at the top of this dialog box, and then click the item.


Logging What's This help (IDs will be found in app .HM  files, not in COMMON.HM)


If checked, records a log of LapLink FTP activity.


Options in this area control which accelerator activity is stored in a log.


If checked, records general activity such as connections and disconnections.


If checked, records errors. Errors usually indicate problems with your LapLink Enterprise program or connection and often provide useful troubleshooting information.


If checked, records warnings. Warnings indicate events that may need attention.


Resets the Log Activity options to record general tracking and errors, but not warnings.


95 Logging


Options in this area control where the log file is stored and how many log files to keep, and let you view and empty the log file.


Type the path to the folder where you want to store the log files, or click the Browse button to locate a folder on your computer or network.


Click this button to search for a folder on your computer or network where you want to store the log files.


 Specifies how many days to save a log before deleting it. Type the number of logs you want to save, or click the arrows to select a number of logs.


Click this to remove all messages from today's log file. New logging information will be written to the empty log file.


Click this button to open today's log so you can review your activity.


NT Logging


Click this button to view LapLink Enterprise log information in the NT Event Viewer.