A question for LC and Windows 10 experts

[matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de]

Hi  jbv,

i have several apps running on Windows 10  (and before that on Vista) that run unattended. Not all on the same machine, but up to 3 standalones per machine.
Some standalones  are running in the background and the repeating tasks are executed using the "send....to ... in .... seconds" and other standalones are executed every x minutes using the Windows 10  Task Scheduler.
This both runs here now for years without any significant problem.

Another nice tool for running apps at a scheduled time is MacroScheduler from MjtNet (https://www.mjtnet.com). It's not just a Scheduler but also a powerful Macro tool. I am using that tool also for years now. A little bit expensive one could say, but worth every cent.

Regards,

Matthias



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Matthias Rebbe
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> Am 23.03.2021 um 19:50 schrieb jbv via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> Hi list,
> I have a request from a client to sync an accounting software
> running on a PC under Windows 10 and a database on a remote
> server.
> Below is a short description of the solution I have imagined,
> and I would welcome opinions & critics from other list members,
> as I'm not really familiar with Win 10.
> 
> - I will build a small standalone app with LC, that will launch
> at start up along with Win 10 and will keep running in the
> background. Let's name it "myApp".
> 
> - some programmable tasks in the accounting software will create
> xml files in a local directory when some actions are performed,
> for instance : entering a new customer or a new order.
> 
> - every 5 min or so, myApp will check the directory for possible
> new files, and will send their content to the remote server as
> parameters of a POST request.
> If no file is found, the POST request will be sent to the server
> anyway.
> 
> - on the server, a script will be triggered and will enter the
> parameters of the request (the xml data) into the DB, and will
> return data relative to possible events that happened on the server,
> if any, in the form of xml.
> 
> - myApp will write the returned xml data as a file in a directory
> on the PC, and another programmable task in the software will read
> the file and import the data.
> 
> My main concern is the app running constantly in the background.
> Is it safe ? Is it Win 10 compatible ? Is there anything I miss ?
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> jbv
> 
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