A scheduled task is a Windows thing. There is a Task Scheduler, that will run any kind of Windows program or batch file at a predetermined time and/or frequency. The major thing you may have to watch out for for a VFP scheduled task is if it depends on mapped drive letters, as the task is running as it's own separate login and won't have mapped drives by default. You'll either have to map the drives in your code, or start a .BAT or .CMD file using NET USE to map the drives, that then kicks off your .EXE in the batch file.
Fred On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 1:51 PM, jerry foote <[email protected]> wrote: > Fred I don't really understand what I'm doing with > Sleep In Win32API Integer nMilliseconds > That is what I am basing my question on. > I also don't understand what I have to do to run a scheduled task? > Thanks Jerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Taylor > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 2:46 PM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: SLEEP? > > I don't understand. Sleep just "pauses" your executable, it's still > "running". It only comes back to a "live" state when the Sleep duration > has expired. Maybe you really want to run a scheduled task? > > Fred > > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 12:59 PM, jerry foote <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I have a form that I run with a timer event that fires every 15 minutes, > I > > check to see if the time is between 10:00pm and 10:20pm, if so I call a > > routine to do some daily dusting and cleaning. I only want this to fire > > once > > a day so I am using the sleep to insure that the time will only fall once > a > > day. But the program runs all day every day. > > Jerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Taylor > > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 1:51 PM > > To: ProFox Email List > > Subject: Re: SLEEP? > > > > I do believe that since VFP is single threaded, you won't come back from > > the first call until the time has expired. > > > > Fred > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 12:38 PM, jerry foote > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Sleep In Win32API Integer nMilliseconds > > > > > > Sleep((60*1000)*15) > > > > > > > > > > > > If I issue this sleep function in a procedure how long is it in scope. > Do > > I > > > have to release it before I call it again, or can I just issue > > > Sleep((60*1000)*15) again? > > > > > > Hope this makes sense. > > > > > > Jerry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > > > multipart/alternative > > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > > text/html > > > --- > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cajcbksonvk6t6upjyjr3uox7uwfss0uw2hnuqjm8_8wf6hs...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
