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  • Attila
    #1

    Task Scheduling

    Hi.

    I am looking for a site or some coding ideas to run specific subs or
    programs at certain times and/or dates.
    For example, I would like to automate pulling data via ADO(.NET) at 6 am,
    on the 21st of every month.

    The only thing that I could think of was to set a timer control to fire
    every few seconds to check date and time. I was hoping there was a better
    way to do this without using the Task Scheduler or a product such as
    Automate 5.

    I have googled for hours without much luck.
    Any direction is greatly appreciated.

    Attila


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    • Tom Shelton
      #2
      Re: Task Scheduling

      Attila wrote:
      [color=blue]
      > Hi.
      >
      > I am looking for a site or some coding ideas to run specific subs or
      > programs at certain times and/or dates.
      > For example, I would like to automate pulling data via ADO(.NET) at 6 am,
      > on the 21st of every month.
      >
      > The only thing that I could think of was to set a timer control to fire
      > every few seconds to check date and time. I was hoping there was a better
      > way to do this without using the Task Scheduler or a product such as
      > Automate 5.
      >
      > I have googled for hours without much luck.
      > Any direction is greatly appreciated.
      >
      > Attila[/color]

      What's wrong with using the Task Scheduler? If you want to do it
      programatically , I do have some code I could send you... It's a library
      that I wrote in C#, but your welcome to use it if you would like :)

      Tom Shelton

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        • Horatiu Ripa
          #3
          Re: Task Scheduling

          Yeah, what's wrong with task scheduler?
          Anyway for that kind of things is better to have a service with a thread
          checking with long wait states for the date/hour. If 21/6 start the
          processing.

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          Horatiu Ripa
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          Business Logic Systems LTD
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          "Tom Shelton" <tom@mtogden.co m> wrote in message
          news:#ucc6GPeDH A.3584@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
          > Attila wrote:
          >[color=green]
          > > Hi.
          > >
          > > I am looking for a site or some coding ideas to run specific subs or
          > > programs at certain times and/or dates.
          > > For example, I would like to automate pulling data via ADO(.NET) at 6[/color][/color]
          am,[color=blue][color=green]
          > > on the 21st of every month.
          > >
          > > The only thing that I could think of was to set a timer control to fire
          > > every few seconds to check date and time. I was hoping there was a[/color][/color]
          better[color=blue][color=green]
          > > way to do this without using the Task Scheduler or a product such as
          > > Automate 5.
          > >
          > > I have googled for hours without much luck.
          > > Any direction is greatly appreciated.
          > >
          > > Attila[/color]
          >
          > What's wrong with using the Task Scheduler? If you want to do it
          > programatically , I do have some code I could send you... It's a library
          > that I wrote in C#, but your welcome to use it if you would like :)
          >
          > Tom Shelton[/color]


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            • Willy Denoyette [MVP]
              #4
              Re: Task Scheduling

              What's wrong with the task scheduler? You won't let an application sleep just to pull some data once every month, when there is
              already a scheduler service running just for that.

              Willy.


              "Attila" <attilamn@hotma il.com> wrote in message news:ZH98b.399$ jT6.304@twister .rdc-kc.rr.com...[color=blue]
              > Hi.
              >
              > I am looking for a site or some coding ideas to run specific subs or
              > programs at certain times and/or dates.
              > For example, I would like to automate pulling data via ADO(.NET) at 6 am,
              > on the 21st of every month.
              >
              > The only thing that I could think of was to set a timer control to fire
              > every few seconds to check date and time. I was hoping there was a better
              > way to do this without using the Task Scheduler or a product such as
              > Automate 5.
              >
              > I have googled for hours without much luck.
              > Any direction is greatly appreciated.
              >
              > Attila
              >
              >[/color]


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                • Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]
                  #5
                  Re: Task Scheduling

                  Attila,
                  If you go the Timer route remember there are Three timer classes in .NET

                  System.Windows. Forms.Timer
                  System.Threadin g.Timer
                  System.Timers.T imer

                  Based on your description I would consider creating a Windows Service
                  project which is where Threading.Timer or Timers.Timer would be the better
                  choice.

                  Rather than make the timer logic unique to my program I would consider
                  making it a standalone program that interacted with mine, so when I needed
                  to control multiple programs I would only have 1 scheduler and multiple data
                  pulls. Of course this would probably be a Windows Service.

                  I would consider using the Task Scheduler if the data pulls occurred
                  somewhat infrequent (once a day, week, month). Rather than make my program
                  run all week for a 5 minute data pull. Of course if my data pull was a
                  service than I would look at Threading.Timer or Timers.Timer...

                  Hope this helps
                  Jay

                  "Attila" <attilamn@hotma il.com> wrote in message
                  news:ZH98b.399$ jT6.304@twister .rdc-kc.rr.com...[color=blue]
                  > Hi.
                  >
                  > I am looking for a site or some coding ideas to run specific subs or
                  > programs at certain times and/or dates.
                  > For example, I would like to automate pulling data via ADO(.NET) at 6 am,
                  > on the 21st of every month.
                  >
                  > The only thing that I could think of was to set a timer control to fire
                  > every few seconds to check date and time. I was hoping there was a better
                  > way to do this without using the Task Scheduler or a product such as
                  > Automate 5.
                  >
                  > I have googled for hours without much luck.
                  > Any direction is greatly appreciated.
                  >
                  > Attila
                  >
                  >[/color]


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                    • Attila
                      #6
                      Re: Task Scheduling

                      Tom-

                      Would you be able to send me that code? I really would like to learn a
                      little more C#.

                      Part of the reason why I am not using the Task Scheduler is because of the
                      XP images that my work uses. The system admins tell me to just get Automate,
                      but my budget for this project has been used up on VB.NET and a Webserver.

                      Thank you much!
                      Danke
                      -Attila


                      "Tom Shelton" <tom@mtogden.co m> wrote in message
                      news:%23ucc6GPe DHA.3584@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
                      > Attila wrote:
                      >[color=green]
                      > > Hi.
                      > >
                      > > I am looking for a site or some coding ideas to run specific subs or
                      > > programs at certain times and/or dates.
                      > > For example, I would like to automate pulling data via ADO(.NET) at 6[/color][/color]
                      am,[color=blue][color=green]
                      > > on the 21st of every month.
                      > >
                      > > The only thing that I could think of was to set a timer control to fire
                      > > every few seconds to check date and time. I was hoping there was a[/color][/color]
                      better[color=blue][color=green]
                      > > way to do this without using the Task Scheduler or a product such as
                      > > Automate 5.
                      > >
                      > > I have googled for hours without much luck.
                      > > Any direction is greatly appreciated.
                      > >
                      > > Attila[/color]
                      >
                      > What's wrong with using the Task Scheduler? If you want to do it
                      > programatically , I do have some code I could send you... It's a library
                      > that I wrote in C#, but your welcome to use it if you would like :)
                      >
                      > Tom Shelton[/color]


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