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- From: benezra_a@spcvxb.spc.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Timer Execute of Programs
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.233251.4393@spcvxb.spc.edu>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 04:32:51 GMT
- References: <1drpdbINNp2r@coral.bucknell.edu>
- Organization: St. Peter's College, US
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- In article <1drpdbINNp2r@coral.bucknell.edu>, skelly@bucknell.edu (sean kelly `94) writes:
- > Here's something they should include in program settings-- some connection to an
- > alarm clock (ie. to execute the program at some time, or at multiple times).
- > I've tried executing programs through the alarm utility that comes with OS/2, but
- > it only seems to work with .CMD files, and other 'automatic' programs. What I
- > would like to do is start up a terminal emulator that will execute a script (say,
- > to get mail from the net). I've tried this under the alarm clock and after
- > executing the program crashes and notifies me that it has exceeded heap size.
- > I've tried alarmpro2.5, but it insists (in the scheduler) that it's 1993, the
- > clock setting is correct tho. so it will execute the programs--starting next
- > year! Is there any way to have a program (in it's own session) start up at a
- > specified time. I think the reason the alarm clock crashed is that it doesn't
- > open a new session for the routine. I'm using Qmodem (DOS), would an TE/2 or a
- > similar program solve myu problems (being a native OS/2 app)? Any help would be
- > greatly appreciated.
- > -Sean
-
- There is a file called "ATRGF.ZIP" around which will let you start a timed
- program in it's own session. Set it for whatever time or days you want. It
- works great. It is a rexx program also.
- ab
-