AW: How to implement a timebased reminder?

[Mike Bonner]

If you go with the cron job method, and want it to be cross platform
you can use 'at' on windows to setup jobs.

Requires the schedule service to be running, and haven't used it on
anything after XP. I assume vista and 7 still have at?
On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Jim Ault <jimaultwins at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jun 11, 2010, at 5:34 AM, Kee Nethery wrote:
>>
>> The only trick to all of this is I have no idea what happens with the send
>> in message if your computer has gone to sleep.
>>
>> If I was going to build it ...
>>
>> Kee
>
> One method is to have an TimerAgentApp.rev that scans, then notifies another
> MainApp.rev that it is time to check
>
> I use an FTPagent.rev app to scan the output of a Photoshop action script to
> move, rename, and upload files automatically.
>
> Scott Rossi   TimeSpinner stack
> A cool design of this a sample stack written by Scott Rossi called
> TimeSpinner
>   The name refers to the dramatic visual effect he demonstatrates.
>   www.tactilemedia.com/site_files/software/tutorial_thumbs.html
>   I used this as an app for my time and date display for a *couple years*.
>   It ran *flawlessly*, even after waking from sleep mode.
>
> The second app can use a constant 'send in' since it only has one loop to
> run.
> ----------------------------------
> Another approach that is less user friendly...
> .. program a CRON job, which would be active whenever the *nix system is
> running in the correct mode.
>
> Another trigger that would be persistent is to use text files, then look for
> them
> The agent looking could be the cron task script that detects a file and the
> Rev app running, then sends the trigger.
>
> Hope this helps with adding confusion.
>
> Jim Ault
> Las Vegas
>
>
>
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