Copy a file every few minutes automatically ?

[-Bob-]

Is there some way to set up a "batch" job that will catch a copy
of a particular file at a fixed interval... maybe every two minutes ?

I know how to write DOS batch files but I don't know how to get it to
fire automatically. I assume I'd need to use some kind of date/time
stamp to make the file names unique but if anyone has any better ideas
I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,

 

[Dave]

there are ftp programs that can do that automatically including the
timestamp in the name. i have written a couple special ones in vb that are
pretty simple to do a similar job either from a web site or just on a single
machine. you could also use the windows task scheduler to start a batch
file periodically, but getting a time stamp in the filename is not that easy
this way.

 

[Gerry Voras]

Write the batch files and then fire them off with either the AT command or
by using Scheduled Tasks in the control panel.

 

[-Bob-]

Write the batch files and then fire them off with either the AT command or
by using Scheduled Tasks in the control panel.

I can probably figure out the batch file without difficulty... is
there a simple guide on the AT command or "scheduled tasks" ?

Thanks,

 

[Bob I]

At the CMD prompt

AT /?

I can probably figure out the batch file without difficulty... is
there a simple guide on the AT command or "scheduled tasks" ?

Thanks,