Hi;
There may be times when you want your PC to do something on boot-up,
but only once a day.
As I use 4DOS as my command processor, I've developed a technique that
allows me to do this.
In my AUTOEXEC.BAT file, I have the line
if %@fileage[c:\jpstree.idx] lt %@makeage[%_DATE] CDD /S
Which means that if the date of the file c:\jpstree.idx is less than
the current date, update the file jpstree.idx
If I had other once-a-day tasks to perform, I'd place them BEFORE this
line, as executing CDD /S updates the file c:\jpstree.idx, making it of
no further use for once-a-day date comparisons. Example;
if %@fileage[c:\jpstree.idx] lt %@makeage[%_DATE] echo Task 1
if %@fileage[c:\jpstree.idx] lt %@makeage[%_DATE] echo Task 2
if %@fileage[c:\jpstree.idx] lt %@makeage[%_DATE] CDD /S
Please note that you must have Extended Directory Services enabled in
order for the jpstree.idx file to exist. To enable Extended Directory
Services, add the line FuzzyCD=x to your 4DOS.INI file, where x is the
level of Extended Directory Services that you desire. Example;
[4dos]
FuzzyCD=3
BrightBG=Yes
ColorDir=exe:bri red
There are other solutions which involve third-party .COM or .EXE
files, but since 4DOS comes with the tools as part of its batch
language, this makes a most efficient solution. BTW, I'm using 4DOS
Version 6.00B. For more information on 4DOS, go to http:\\www.jpsoft.com
Joe Caverly
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