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How do I schedule a script to run every midnight?
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How do I schedule a script to run every midnight?
I'm using it to create feeds and upload them to an FTP location.
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There's no easy way to do this without custom development. If you go down that road there are numerous ways to approach it. |
Aaron Sherrick
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I can do custom development or I could do a windows scheduled task.
What would be the right approach?
I would love it to be in code so when we switch servers we don't forget the scheduled tasks.
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BV implements its 'schedule' by hooking into the session start event in the Global.asax file. That works, but it won't guarantee an exact, to-the-second schedule since it's dependent on outside user action. If you need greater accuracy I would do some searching. There are examples out there for how to do it rather than trying to create your own scheduling framework. |
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If you have complete control of the server I would create a windows service. If that is not the case and you do not like the BV approach you could always add something into the cache and have it expire every 24 hours triggering your script upon its expiry.
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That will only work if the app pool doesn't recycle during that 24 hour period, which is pretty unlikely. |
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