Scheduling a job on a web site

[Conformix Sales]

I want to execute a method to update data at certain intervals on my web
site. Is there a way to schedule something to be executed at certain
intervals of time. An example is to look into a directory on the web server
and delete files in that directory every hour.

Thanks

 

[Eric Cherng]

I do something similar where a stats program updates my web site stats every
night. I did this with the built-in Task Scheduler in Windows. Here's an
article about the Task Scheduler:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/management/task_scheduler.asp

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

ASP.NET wasn't made for this kind of thing. You should use the right tool
for the job.
I suggest you look into using a Windows Service to handle such background
tasks reliably.

Here's more information on Windows Services:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...nvssamp/html/vbcs_CreatingaWindowsService.asp