PROGRAM Timed_Execution_Facility;
{v1.1 Toad Hall Tweak
- Original TEF10 at SIMTEL20 appeared to be broken: it was missing
a big chunk of the source.
Received a shiny new TEF10.PAS source from the author,
and of course couldn't keep my fingers off it.
- Very minor tweaks, no functional changes.
- Standardized source case via CONV_P Pascal conversion utility.
}
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| PROGRAM: TEF (Timed Execution Facility |
| VERSION: 1.0 |
| AUTHOR : Rich Holland |
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| SYNTAX : TEF 24-hr-time command |
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| PURPOSE: I needed to execute some programs at a certain time |
| (usually the middle of the night, when I was asleep) |
| like backing up my hard drive to tape. TEF was my |
| solution. You enter the time in 24-hour format and the |
| command to execute at that time. You can NOT use |
| switches, so if you need a command with arguments or |
| switches, you'll either need to modify TEF, or (even |
| easier) write a batch file that just has the command in |
| it. For example, to execute a 'dir C:\ /w' command, you |
| could write a file like this (call it something like |
| A.BAT, for example): |
| |
| @echo off |
| dir C:\ /w |
| |
| and execute it with: |
| |
| TEF 23:00 A |
| |
| The program is pretty well documented internally, and as |
| far as I know, bug free. When run, TEF will clear the |
| screen and put up a status display with the current time, |
| the time it's going to go off, and the command it's going |
| to execute. You can hit ALT-X to abort it anytime. |
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| CONTACT: You can reach me at any of the following reliably: |
| Internet: holland@matt.ksu.ksu.edu |
| Bitnet : holland@ksuvm |
| UUCP : ...!rutgers!matt.ksu.ksu.edu!holland |
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|
Rich Holland
