VFP and windows sheduler

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is there any way to shedule a report to run on a specific time?
i dont want to create un executable only for one report
i need the user to decide which report and what time to shedule and also
multible shedules for the same report


George Malekkos

[Lee Mitchell]

Hi George:

Windows Scheduler will not run a report without VFP being installed or an
executable and the runtime files. So you need an exe in any case.

I suggest you create a form that collects the time and date the user wants
the report to run and then sets a timer in the application to print the
report at the appointed time.

I hope this helps.

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Sincerely,
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Lee Mitchell

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Post by news.spidernet.net
is there any way to shedule a report to run on a specific time?
i dont want to create un executable only for one report
i need the user to decide which report and what time to shedule and also
multible shedules for the same report
George Malekkos

[Dan Freeman]

As Lee says, you're going to need SOMETHING for Windows Scheduler to run,
whether an EXE, BAT or CMD.

You could always write a simple program that accepts one parameter, the name
of the report:

lparameter tcReportName
REPORT FORM (tcReportname) TO PRINTER

and schedule that. <g>

And you can get as fancy as you like. You could create a report
configuration file, let the user set report parameters, and run your simple
exe (above) with the name of the configuration in that file.

Dan

Post by news.spidernet.net
is there any way to shedule a report to run on a specific time?
i dont want to create un executable only for one report
i need the user to decide which report and what time to shedule and
also multible shedules for the same report
George Malekkos