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Is there a cron application that works on ArcaOS?
Mike Snyder:
For years I used a unix port called cron/2 to perform various backup and other tasks. At some time between ArcaOS 5 and 5.04, it stopped working. By that I mean that while the program runs, it will not start any applicatiions. I've also tried a cron application written in REXX, but it won't start anything for me either. Does anyone know of one that works on the current version of ArcaOS?
Dariusz Piatkowski:
Hey Michael,
Ugh?
I am using CRON/2 today, albeit not with AOS...nevertheless, I am curious, what are the errors you are seeing?
-Dariusz
Dave Yeo:
Hi Michael, the simplest is to create a program object for the program you want to run then set it to run when you want in the Properties under the Schedule tab.
Mike Snyder:
Dave,
I don't seem to have a schedule tab on any of my properties notebooks. How did you get them?
Mike Snyder:
Dariusz,
I don't get any error messages. If I launch cron/2, it just sets there. It does not start any of the programs listed in the cron2.dat file. They're mostly rar commands to do backups. I get no backup and no error messages.
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