Scheduler
(ver 3.02)
Abandoned Freeware


This Scheduler TSR program has been copied off a watchdog I configured.  
The program does not have a user manual, so examine my existing 
schedule.  Make changes as appropriate, and enjoy (make sure you use 
the "m" switch).

The Everex Timer was given away as freeware by the Everex Computer 
company (makers of the famous STEP line of 386 computers, popular with 
programmers).  The Everex Scheduler acts much like the Unix "cron" 
daemon, and was probably intended for scheduling backups to tape 
drives.  Of all the DOS scheduler TSRs tested, the Everex Scheduler is 
the most benign I have found (and I actually used it on a server farm 
in a large company).  

To load the program, run the "run.bat" batch file.  Once the TSR is 
loaded (and you will know its loaded because it puts a clock in the 
upper right corner), you can run the "schedule.exe" progam to enter the 
setup menu.  You can schedule up to 8 events.  The pageup/pagedown keys 
will allow you to cycle through each event.  At the scheduled time, the 
Everex Scheduler will launch whatever is typed in the command field (as 
if you had typed it yourself at the DOS command prompt and then pushed 
the enter key).  

Because the scheduler needs to be at the command prompt to do its 
thing; if the scheduled time arrives and you are in another program, 
the scheduler will make a "phone ringing" sound, telling you that you 
need to exit what you are doing so the scheduler can run the entry in 
its command field.  

Tip for advanced users:
I have not tried this, but because the Everex Scheduler stores its 
schedule as external *.00* files, you may be able to dynamically swap 
replacement files in and out to virtually increase the number of 
command fields beyond 8.