Launching Applications

You can use ReminderPro to launch applications at specific times. This feature can be used, for example, to run AppleScript scripts that perform periodic tasks at specific times. The scripts can be created as applications using the Script Editor application from Apple Computer.

To schedule an application launch, click on the application launch button in the list window, or select “An Application Launch…” in the Schedule menu. A dialog box appears that prompts you to select the application that you wish to schedule for launching. Once you select the application, another dialog box appears that lets you schedule the launch. You provide the following information for the application launch:

• Title

Every scheduled item must have a title. The list window displays the titles in the list of scheduled items. A title can be up to 30 characters long.

• Sound

You can associate one of the built-in sounds with the launch. Alternatively, you can record a voice message and associate it with the launch. The associated sound is played when the application is launched.

• Time

This is the time the application will be launched.

• Once/Repeating

A scheduled item can be for once, or repeating. A scheduled item can repeat every half hour, every hour, every day, every week, every month or every year. By default, a scheduled item is for once. Use the popup menu to specify if the scheduled item should be repeating.

Missed Launches

If your computer is shut off at a time when an application is supposed to be launched, you receive notification that you missed a launch. If the scheduled item is repeating, it is rescheduled for the next time.