Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day?

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Date	2011-07-27 22:35 +1000
Subject	Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day?
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
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On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Dave Angel <davea@ieee.org> wrote:
> As Chris pointed out, you probably aren't getting the script's directory
> right.  After all, how can the scheduler guess where you put it?  The
> obvious answer is to use a full path for the script's filename.  Another
> alternative is to fill in the current directory in the appropriate field of
> the scheduler's entry.

I would prefer setting the current directory, as that allows the
script to find any data files it needs, but either works.

> I find it useful to only add batch files to the scheduler.  Those batch
> files can do any setup and cleanup necessary.  In this case, the batch file
> might simply set the current directory to the location of the script.

And that is an excellent idea. Definitely recommended.

ChrisA

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How can I make a program automatically run once per day? John Salerno <johnjsal@gmail.com> - 2011-07-09 17:26 -0700
  Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-07-10 10:40 +1000
  Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-07-09 19:49 -0500
  Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Alexander Kapps <alex.kapps@web.de> - 2011-07-10 03:00 +0200
    Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? John Salerno <johnjsal@gmail.com> - 2011-07-09 19:01 -0700
      Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Rafael Durán Castañeda <rafadurancastaneda@gmail.com> - 2011-07-10 10:49 +0200
      Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? monkeys paw <monkey@joemoney.net> - 2011-07-14 13:00 -0400
        Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-07-14 11:13 -0600
        Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? baloan <baloand@googlemail.com> - 2011-07-27 01:41 -0700
      Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? John Salerno <johnjsal@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 18:05 -0700
        Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-07-26 19:02 -0700
        Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 21:22 -0500
          Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? John Salerno <johnjsal@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 21:09 -0700
            Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-27 16:55 +1000
            Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Dave Angel <davea@ieee.org> - 2011-07-27 08:27 -0400
            Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-27 22:35 +1000
              Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Billy Mays <81282ed9a88799d21e77957df2d84bd6514d9af6@myhashismyemail.com> - 2011-07-27 08:58 -0400
                Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? John Salerno <johnjsal@gmail.com> - 2011-07-27 09:03 -0700
  Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? Paul Rudin <paul.nospam@rudin.co.uk> - 2011-07-10 11:21 +0100

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