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[James Davis]

I have a program that needs its data files backed up. Only
problem is the application must quit so the files are not
locked before they can be copied. How do I schedule an
application to quit for an hour and then start again.

 

[Jerold Schulman]

I have a program that needs its data files backed up. Only
problem is the application must quit so the files are not
locked before they can be copied. How do I schedule an
application to quit for an hour and then start again.

If the 'application' is a server, schedule
net stop servicename
ntbackup
net start servicename


if it is an application, use the freeware close
from tip 431 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com

Usage: close title
Closes the window(s) with the title 'title' (in the title bar).
'title' may end with a '*' as a wildcard.
'title' is case-sensitive.
Enclose 'title' with quotes ("") if it contains blanks.



close "Title*"
ntbackup
start ...... (tip 364)




Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com