Scheduled Event, FREEWARE -- Copyright June1992 
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED S.A.Spencer

Scheduled Event is a utility for Microsoft Windows 3.x.  Its function is to 
automatically start an application on a date and time specified by you, the 
user.  Scheduled Event may be used to start just one application or a list of 
applications.


Installation

To install Scheduled Event simply copy SCHDEVNT.EXE and this file 
SCHDEVNT.HLP to your windows directory.  Scheduled Event must be 
installed in the Windows directory.

Scheduled Event may either be run from the File Manager or it may be 
installed into a Group by selecting New from the Windows menu and selecting 
or entering SCHDEVNT.EXE into the New dialog box.  

Scheduled Event maintains a total of five files in your Windows directory, 
SCHDEVNT.EXE, SCHDEVNT.INI, SCHDEVNT.LOG and this file SCHDEVNT.HLP. 
Scheduled Event will not modify any existing files.


Warning

Scheduled Event is NOT to be used with any CRITICAL applications.  
What is meant by critical?  A critical application is any 
application that MUST be run successfully.  There are two reasons 
you should not depend on Scheduled Event for critical applications;

1. Lack of any actual monitoring of the application being called 
   by Scheduled Event. 

2. No call redundancy in Scheduled Event.

Scheduled Event uses a standard Windows API call to start your application. 
If this call fails completely for some reason, Scheduled Event will be 
notified by Windows and subsequently post a message to the log or user 
indicating the type of error.  Scheduled Event will then move on to the next 
item in the event list if there is one or it will enter an idle state, 
consequently no redundancy.  If the call to your application does not 
result in an error return from Windows but the application fails to run 
for some reason ( can't find a required file, etc. ) Scheduled Event 
will consider the call Successful.  It will post a Call Successful message 
to the user as well as the log, consequently no applications monitoring.

With certain errors during application start up a system message 
generated by Windows could cause a suspension of all applications, 
until reset by the user.  

You should always try a "trial run" of any application, combination 
of applications and command line switches with Scheduled Event before 
attempting actual unattended operation.



How it works

Scheduled Event has two basic modes of operation, single event call or 
multiple event call.  There are two variations of the multiple event 
call mode, recycle and one time call. 

In single event mode, Scheduled Event will call the application displayed in 
the command line on the date and time specified and then enter an idle state.  

In multiple event call mode Scheduled Event will cycle through the Event List, 
calling each application based on that applications event date and time and 
then enter an idle state.  

In the recycle mode, each event that has 00/00/00 specified as its event 
date will be called repeatedly at its event time for however many days 
Scheduled Event is left to run.  Events with an actual date specified will 
be called just once on the specified date and time.

Scheduled Event should work with all Windows and DOS applications as well 
as PIF's, BAT, Script and REC (recorder) files.



Quick Start

To get Scheduled Event going right away just click its icon or select it 
from the file manager.  A Message Box will appear with the CRITICAL 
application warning.  Press the OK button, then the Main dialog will appear.  
Type in the full path and any switches or other command parameters for your 
application in the Command List edit box ( Command Line ). 

Example -- C:\windows\notepad sometext.txt

Then enter the time (HH:MM) and date (MM/DD/YY) you want the event to occur 
and press Start.  That's it.  At the appropriate time Scheduled Event will 
activate the Pending Event dialog.  If you do not cancel the event prior to 
the ten seconds elapsing Scheduled Event will then call your application 
and notify you of the results of that call.


Disclaimer Agreement

Users of Scheduled Event must accept this disclaimer of warranty:

"Scheduled Event is supplied as is.  The author disclaims all warranties, 
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of 
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for 
damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Scheduled 
Event."