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'Once A Day' - Copyright (c) 1994 - Ole Thrane
A simple utility that allows you to execute certain programs once a day only.
Problem
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There a programs that you might only want to execute the first time you
start up Windows on a certain day. This could be backup utilities, todo lists
or other things. Windows does not let you do this.
Solution
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Use Once A Day to specify that a program should only be run the first time
you start up Windows on a given date.
Installation
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Unpack and copy onceaday.exe to any directory you like. It might be an advantage
to keep it in your path (in your Windows directory for example).
Use
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The syntax for Once A Day is:
ONCEADAY id cmdline
id - A one-word unique ID of the program you want executed. It may be up
to 40 characters long.
cmdline - The program you want executed including any parameters
A typical use for OnceADay would be to create a program item in the Startup
group of Program Manager and prefix the Command Line with ONCEADAY id. This
would result in the command line being executed the first time Windows is
started every day.
Icons
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ONCEADAY.EXE does not contain any icons. After you've modified a program item,
you must therefore manually change the icon back to the original (by specifying
your executable in the Change Icon... box).
Examples
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Following are a few examples of Once A Day usage:
1. Run Notepad once a day, displaying a todo list
onceaday Todo notepad.exe todolist.txt
2. Run Norton Backup to create a system files backup
onceaday BackupSysFiles nbwin.exe sysfiles.set /A
3. Display a 'tip of the day'
onceaday Tip daytip.exe
Et al.
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This program is provided free of charge and you can use it for anything
you like.
I do not take responsibility for things going wrong and so on....
Enjoy!