Automatically Run Procedures?

[orjazmik]

I'm not really sure this is the best place to post this question, but I get such great help here, I figured I would give it a try. I have some procedures written in character progress that update records, spit out reports, and a few other things. The problem is that I want these procedures to run automatically on a weekly basis, but I can't add them to my ERP library to run with my ERP's scheduler. So my questionis if there is a command that can be used (provided the procedure requires no user intervention) to kick off these procedures on a timed basis... and if not, are the any recommendations as to what to do with this situation. Thanks in advance for all your help.

- Marshall

 

[GOLDMEMBER]

here is a discussion link -
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win2000/Q_20335072.html

You can set up a cron job in UNIX and NT. fire a batch mode progress session with your procedure as a startup procedure and get the thing done periodically without any human interaction.

also on google try keywords like "cron job" , "schedule cron job" etc. you can also but third party cro job schedulers!

 

[orjazmik]

That's exactly what I'm looking to do... is set up a cron job to run the procedure. What I need to know is the syntax of the commands to put in this cron job. Sorry if that wasn't so clear in my first post.

 

[bendaluz2]

The syntax to add the job to cron, or the syntax of the progress command line to run your procedure?

Originally posted by orjazmik
That's exactly what I'm looking to do... is set up a cron job to run the procedure. What I need to know is the syntax of the commands to put in this cron job. Sorry if that wasn't so clear in my first post.

 

[orjazmik]

The syntax of the progress command line. Thanks.

 

[bendaluz2]

$DLC/bin/mpro -b <All your usual startup params> -p <Procedure to run>

Originally posted by orjazmik
The syntax of the progress command line. Thanks.

 

[j4n]

Originally posted by orjazmik
I'm not really sure this is the best place to post this question, but I get such great help here, I figured I would give it a try. I have some procedures written in character progress that update records, spit out reports, and a few other things. The problem is that I want these procedures to run automatically on a weekly basis, but I can't add them to my ERP library to run with my ERP's scheduler. So my questionis if there is a command that can be used (provided the procedure requires no user intervention) to kick off these procedures on a timed basis... and if not, are the any recommendations as to what to do with this situation. Thanks in advance for all your help.

- Marshall

procedures.bat

c:\dlc91\bin\prowin32.exe -p myProcedure.p

just call this batch with an AT command.