In article <4krthn$f1q at vivanews.vivanet.com>,
R. VonBuskirk <vonbuskr at vivanet.com> wrote:
>Im trying to find a software program that will:
>> 1. start a program at a specific time
> 2. Run the program for a specific time
> 3. Close the program
>>Does anyone have any Ideas???
Well, you don't say what operating system you are using, but your
posting was from WinVN so I will assume you want Windows solutions:
Windows 3.1:
There are various cron versions for Windows 3.1. I haven't tried
these. Search for 'cron' at http://www.winsite.com
Windows 95:
Has the ability to run things at a certain time if you also buy the
Plus! pack.
Windows NT:
This is the best solution; NT comes with the 'at' program which does
exactly what you want. It is also the only one of these three OS's
that I would trust enough to leave booted for days on end.
Actually, none of these solutions do 'exactly' what you want, because
I don't think any of them will kill the program at a specified time,
they'll only start it.
Tim.
