More scheduler options

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 2:19 am

Hi,

It would be useful to be able to schedule something to run on the last day of the month.

Also, maybe a macro runs between 6pm and 11pm only during the day.

Can I do either of these with the current scheduler? Thanks.

dw

Captive · Post by **Captive** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 6:53 pm

Last day of month - there's a script posted on the "scripts and tips page"
http://www.mjtnet.com/scripts.hts?display+80+36

Only between 6pm and 11pm... there are many ways to do this.
One is to just run the macro every X minutes, and have the macro itself check what time it is.

Or you could just set the scheduling feature... run at 6pm, repeat every X minutes, stop and reset after 11pm. (Or after 10:45, whatever)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 12:01 am

Thanks for the tip.

Before purchasing, is there anybody that can tell me how MS handles LOTS of macros running with the scheduler? I am concerned that with a heavy schedule, some macros may get skipped.

Maybe a little info on how it schedules and reschedules?

If a macro takes 30 minutes to run and there are other macros that are scheduled run during that 30 minutes. Do they run after the 30 min macro or are they skipped or are they run synchronously?

Thanks for tending to my wondering

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 2:52 am

The quick answer is YES, you can run more than one at the same time.

But caution is advised. The tool is provided, but you must know how to use the tool properly. If making decisions based on Window Names, existence of files, file lengths, etc. you may have problems if more than one macro is using same windows, files, folders, etc.

It all depends on what YOU ask it to do at the same time.

AJones · Post by **AJones** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 6:41 am

Hi, just to pop my 2 cents in... I run over 20 Macro scripts here in our office, they aren't scheduled, but call each other as needed, no probs doing this with 100+ users on network