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Command line

AVSched32 offers you the following command line parameters:

/LOG

All processed events are recorded in the AVSched32.LOG file, which is created in the AVSched32 directory.

/MIN

Start AVSched32 minimized.

/NoOldEvent

AVSched32 does not check the event list for old events at the program start.

/NS

If this parameter is entered, no opening screen will appear when you start AVSched32.


Contents

You may wish to scan your computer system for viruses on a routine basis without having to start AntiVir® manually each time. To this end, the Scheduler allows you to activate AntiVir® at set times which you may choose from the options 'daily', 'weekdays' or 'weekly'.

For this purpose, two conditions must be fulfilled:

Your computer system must be up and running at the relevant time.

The AntiVir® Scheduler has to have been activated manually or automatically, e.g. via the Autostart program group in the Windows Program Manager. In the main menu, AVSched32 can be moved to the background with the 'OK' button, in which case the program is not closed but remains active until you shut down Windows.

You can also use the Scheduler to define the start time of other events, such as programs and messages.

Menu structure:

    Event

    Help

Command Line


Date
'Date' text box

This is for entering the required date directly. Alternatively, if you have installed Microsoft's Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher, you can open a calendar to the right of this box and set the date that way.


Day
Day of the week

Use the drop-down list 'Day' to select the day on which you want the event to take place.


Delete

This menu option can be used to delete an event from the schedule in the Scheduler window.

In order to delete an event, it must be highlighted in the list box of the Scheduler.

You can delete the event from the schedule immediately by selecting the menu option 'Delete' directly or via a hotkey, or by clicking the 'Delete' button.

Caution:

Events are deleted immediately without asking you for confirmation!

The date is then irretrievably lost (unless you re-enter it).


Event
A message or program which is executed according to fixed instructions.


Exit

Closes the AntiVir® Scheduler.

Note:

You can now only call AVSched32 events when AVSched32 is activated - even if only in the background. If certain events have not yet been processed when you close AVSched32, a message will appear to this effect.

If a one-off event was unable to be processed because AVSched was not active, a message will appear when you restart the Scheduler informing you that the relevant event is obsolete, and asking you whether you want to update the event now. A one-off event is always deleted from the events list after this prompt.


Icon

Minimising a window on the desktop.

Reduce the relevant window to the size of an icon if you want the process to be carried out in the background. This way you can perform another action at the same time.


Info

This is for displaying details of the version number and copyright of AVSched32.


Insert

This menu option allows you to insert events in the events list of AVSched32.

Select the menu option 'Event/Insert' by clicking the 'Insert' button or pressing the '+' key.

A dialog window will then open in which you can select three types of events

    Start AntiVir V

    Message

    Start Program

Select the type of event you want to start from these three register cards, and then enter all the necessary information in the subsequent dialog boxes.

Now set the time when you want the event to be started. If you click the 'Schedule' button, a dialog box will appear in which to enter the required date. The entries in the 'Time', 'Date' and 'Day' boxes will depend on the options selected in the 'Frequency' list box.

Once you have entered a date, the 'OK' button is activated. By clicking 'OK', you transfer the event to the events list. This description then also appears in the list box in the main window of AVSched32.


Message

Select the menu option 'Event/Insert' by clicking the 'Insert' button or pressing the '+' key. A dialog box will then open in which to select the 'Message' register card, where the command 'Generate message' is already entered in the 'Description' text box.

In the 'Message text' box, enter the text for the relevant message.

If the 'Beeper' box is checked, a beep will be emitted when AntiVir® is started.

If you click the 'Schedule' button, a dialog window will appear in which to enter the date when the message is to be generated. The entries in the 'Time', 'Date' and 'Day' boxes will depend on the options selected in the 'Frequency' list box.

Once you have entered a date, the 'OK' button is activated. By clicking 'OK', you transfer the event to the events list. This description then also appears in the list box in the main window of AVSched32.


SA_EVENT
Insert

Delete

Exit


SA_HELP
Info


Schedule

This dialog box is for selecting the time when you want a particular event to occur.

In the drop-down 'Frequency' list, you can determine how often the event is to be executed, from a choice of 'Once', 'Daily', 'Weekdays' and 'Weekly'. The entries in the 'Time', 'Date' and 'Day' boxes will depend on the option selected in the 'Frequency' box.

Once

In this case, the event occurs once only, at the set time on the set day. Once the event has been initiated, it is deleted from the events list.

Daily

The event occurs daily at the set time. The current time is set by default.

Weekdays

The event occurs at the set time on every weekday. The current time is set by default.

Weekly

Select the day on which the event is to be started from the dropdown 'Day' list. The current day of the week is set by default.


Start AntiVir
Start AntiVir®

Select the menu option 'Event/Insert' by clicking 'Insert' button or pressing the '+' key. A dialog box will then open containing the register card 'Start AntiVir®', where the command 'Start AntiVir' is already entered in the 'Description' text box.

In the 'Drive' text box, enter the letters of the drives you want to scan for viruses. You can enter up to 26 drive letters, together with the command line parameters /AH (all hard disks), /AF (all floppies) and /AN (all networks).

If the 'Beeper' box is checked, a beep will be emitted when AntiVir® is started.

If you click the 'Schedule' button, a dialog window will appear in which to enter the date for starting AntiVir®. The entries in the 'Time', 'Date' and 'Day' boxes will depend on the options selected in the 'Frequency' list box.

Once you have entered a date, the 'OK' button is activated. By clicking 'OK', you transfer the event to the events list. This description then also appears in the list box in the main window of AVSched32.


Start program

Select the menu option 'Event/Insert' by clicking the 'Insert' button or pressing the '+' button. A dialog window will then be opened from which you can select the register card 'Start program'.

Enter the name of the program you want to start in the 'Program' text box or select the 'Browse' button if you prefer to search for it via a dialog box. The name of the selected program is used as a description in the list box of the Scheduler.

In the 'Path' text box, enter the drive and directory containing the program you want to start. If the program was selected via the dialog box 'Start Program', this text box will be filled in automatically.

In the 'Arguments' text box, you can enter command line parameters for the program you want to start.

If the 'Beeper' box is checked, a beep will be emitted when the program is started.

In the 'Window Display' list box, you can select which mode you want the program to run in. You can choose between 'Normal', 'Icon' and 'Full Screen'. The 'Normal' mode is set by default.

By clicking the 'Schedule' button, you can open a dialog window in which to specify when you want the program to be started. The entries in the 'Time', 'Date' and 'Day' boxes will depend on the options selected in the 'Frequency' list box.

Once you have entered a date, the 'OK' button is activated. By clicking 'OK', you transfer the event to the events list, and the description then also appears in the list box in the main window of AVSched32.


Time

'Time' text box

This is for entering the time when you want the event to take place.