Cronjob in W98?

[Hugh Newbury]

Can one do a cronjob in W98? I need to download a web page at a
particular time each day. Any ideas, please?

TIA

Hugh

[Auric__]

Post by Hugh Newbury
Can one do a cronjob in W98? I need to download a web page at a
particular time each day. Any ideas, please?

Windows scheduler (scheduled tasks). I can't remember if it's under the
control panel, or in Programs\Accessories somewhere. Schedule a program such
as wget to do it for you. (Get wget or whatever from the internet.)

If you're actually using a version of cron (which is *not* included with
Win9x), just add wget (or whatever) to the crontab.

Wget can be downloaded from here:
http://www.christopherlewis.com/WGet/WGetFiles.htm
or here:
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm
or here:
http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/wget/#download

Of course, this assumes that you're already connected to the internet...
*that* I don't know how to schedule.

[Hugh Newbury]

Post by Auric__

Post by Hugh Newbury
Can one do a cronjob in W98? I need to download a web page at a
particular time each day. Any ideas, please?

Windows scheduler (scheduled tasks). I can't remember if it's under the
control panel, or in Programs\Accessories somewhere. Schedule a program such
as wget to do it for you. (Get wget or whatever from the internet.)

I've looked/searched, but it seems no scheduler is included in my
version of W98. But v many thanks for the idea. I'll try a different
angle -- if I can think of one!

Hugh

[Auric__]

Post by Hugh Newbury

Post by Auric__

Post by Hugh Newbury
Can one do a cronjob in W98? I need to download a web page at a
particular time each day. Any ideas, please?

Windows scheduler (scheduled tasks). I can't remember if it's under the
control panel, or in Programs\Accessories somewhere. Schedule a program
such as wget to do it for you. (Get wget or whatever from the
internet.)

I've looked/searched, but it seems no scheduler is included in my
version of W98. But v many thanks for the idea. I'll try a different
angle -- if I can think of one!

It's been a while since I used 9x, but I'm pretty sure that the scheduler was
included in all versions of 98.

This page has a short how-to:
http://www.iopus.com/guides/winscheduler.htm

Maybe that'll help.

[Hugh Newbury]

Post by Auric__
It's been a while since I used 9x, but I'm pretty sure that the scheduler was
included in all versions of 98.
http://www.iopus.com/guides/winscheduler.htm
Maybe that'll help.

Very useful! But it actually tells you how to install it if not already
there in your version. I really don't want to muck about with my ancient
Dell laptop just to get winscheduler. I would be bound to destroy what
it currently does pretty well. I have another cunning plan!

But thanks, Auric, for the tip.

Hugh

[Auric__]

Post by Hugh Newbury

Post by Auric__
It's been a while since I used 9x, but I'm pretty sure that the
scheduler was included in all versions of 98.
http://www.iopus.com/guides/winscheduler.htm
Maybe that'll help.

Very useful! But it actually tells you how to install it if not already
there in your version. I really don't want to muck about with my ancient
Dell laptop just to get winscheduler. I would be bound to destroy what
it currently does pretty well. I have another cunning plan!

Did it work?

Post by Hugh Newbury
But thanks, Auric, for the tip.

NP.