Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder.news-service.com!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'everyone!': 0.05; 'parameter': 0.05; 'suppose': 0.05; 'python': 0.08; 'from:addr:ethan': 0.09; 'from:addr:stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'from:name:ethan furman': 0.09; 'message-id:@stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'okay': 0.09; 'properly.': 0.09; 'received:gator410.hostgator.com': 0.09; '~ethan~': 0.09; 'wrote:': 0.15; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.16; 'pm,': 0.16; 'work,': 0.20; 'seems': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.21; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.22; "doesn't": 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'trying': 0.23; "i'm": 0.27; '(you': 0.28; 'script': 0.29; 'subject:skip:a 10': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.30; 'subject:per': 0.30; 'thanks': 0.31; 'subject:?': 0.31; "i'll": 0.33; 'header:User- Agent:1': 0.34; 'probably': 0.35; 'running': 0.35; 'subject:How': 0.36; 'but': 0.37; 'subject:can': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'something': 0.38; 'run': 0.39; 'should': 0.39; 'john': 0.62; 'received:websitewelcome.com': 0.65; 'received:184': 0.67; 'subject:program': 0.67; 'subject:day': 0.68; 'subject:make': 0.73 Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:02:12 -0700 From: Ethan Furman User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: John Salerno Subject: Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? References: <54735121-6a94-4dcb-9f6b-e4fca4aad652@u42g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> <965707ba-5fe2-43cb-853d-f4041a3ba262@e40g2000yqn.googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <965707ba-5fe2-43cb-853d-f4041a3ba262@e40g2000yqn.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator410.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - stoneleaf.us X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: c-67-170-168-84.hsd1.or.comcast.net ([192.168.74.5]) [67.170.168.84]:1977 X-Source-Auth: ethan+stoneleaf.us X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: dG9idWs7dG9idWs7Z2F0b3I0MTAuaG9zdGdhdG9yLmNvbQ== Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 17 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1311732175 news.xs4all.nl 23893 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34887 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:10363 John Salerno wrote: > On Jul 9, 9:01 pm, John Salerno wrote: >> Thanks everyone! I probably should have said something like "Python, >> if possible and efficient, otherwise any other method" ! :) >> >> I'll look into the Task Scheduler. Thanks again! > > Hmm, okay I'm finally trying Task Scheduler, but how do I set it to > run a Python script? It seems to not work, I suppose because it's > running the script but doesn't know how to find Python to run it > properly. You need to have Python be the command, then add the script as the parameter (you may need to right-click and go to properties... or something like that ;) . ~Ethan~