OT - Alternative to WinAT

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> Ear plugs, I would hate to hear all those bells.
LOL, especially since one of the speakers is right over my desk!

Anyway, the computer for the buzzer doesn't seem to have the "scheduled
tasks" on it (mine does, though). Its NT4SP6a, but I think the task
scheduler installs as part of IE5 or someting, doesn't it?

Brian
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Being as we have talked about time buzzers on this list, I'm hoping somebody
can help me out here.

I use WinAT to run the program that causes our time buzzer to sound. The
problem is that we've just gone to split shifts and the list of times we
need the buzzer to sound has gone past the 32 event limit of WinAT.

So, I need is a way to set the system to execute a given program at a given
time, but it has to handle more than 32 events. Any suggestions?

Brian
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Brian,

You can write some .bat programs to trigger at different times. That is one
way I can think of.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Boyes [mailto:brianb@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:57 AM
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Subject: [Vantage] OT - Alternative to WinAT

Being as we have talked about time buzzers on this list, I'm hoping somebody
can help me out here.

I use WinAT to run the program that causes our time buzzer to sound. The
problem is that we've just gone to split shifts and the list of times we
need the buzzer to sound has gone past the 32 event limit of WinAT.

So, I need is a way to set the system to execute a given program at a given
time, but it has to handle more than 32 events. Any suggestions?

Brian

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I use the "Scheduled Tasks" manager under My Computer on the server to
manage tasks and their schedules. For awhile we had some overlapping shifts
so I created a seperate task with it's own schedule (and in this case played
a different tone so people would know which was for them). Later when we
stopped having overlapping shifts I deleted the new task without affecting
the original schedule. I think you could create a seperate task (or AT
command) with another set of times and take the same action as the first
task (activate buzzer, pay tome, whatever...) so as to have both tasks
running in the scheduler.
-Todd C.

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Boyes [mailto:brianb@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 10:57 AM
To: Vantage List (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Alternative to WinAT


Being as we have talked about time buzzers on this list, I'm hoping somebody
can help me out here.

I use WinAT to run the program that causes our time buzzer to sound. The
problem is that we've just gone to split shifts and the list of times we
need the buzzer to sound has gone past the 32 event limit of WinAT.

So, I need is a way to set the system to execute a given program at a given
time, but it has to handle more than 32 events. Any suggestions?

Brian

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Ear plugs, I would hate to hear all those bells.


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Boyes [mailto:brianb@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 11:57 AM
To: Vantage List (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Alternative to WinAT


Being as we have talked about time buzzers on this list, I'm hoping somebody
can help me out here.

I use WinAT to run the program that causes our time buzzer to sound. The
problem is that we've just gone to split shifts and the list of times we
need the buzzer to sound has gone past the 32 event limit of WinAT.

So, I need is a way to set the system to execute a given program at a given
time, but it has to handle more than 32 events. Any suggestions?

Brian


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I would think that you could write a VB applications or even an Access
database easily enough. Just create a database with the times you want the
buzzer to sound. If using Access then use the timer method that would
refresh the form. If you use VB, use the timer Active X control. If the
event time = the current time, sound once.

Jeremy Leonard
IT Manager
K-T Corporation


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Boyes [mailto:brianb@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 11:57 AM
To: Vantage List (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Alternative to WinAT


Being as we have talked about time buzzers on this list, I'm hoping somebody
can help me out here.

I use WinAT to run the program that causes our time buzzer to sound. The
problem is that we've just gone to split shifts and the list of times we
need the buzzer to sound has gone past the 32 event limit of WinAT.

So, I need is a way to set the system to execute a given program at a given
time, but it has to handle more than 32 events. Any suggestions?

Brian


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We don't have that problem here. Our people know to the second, when it's
time for breaks, lunch, quitting time. In fact, they are so good at it,
they're usually ready 15 minutes ahead of time...

Can't you split up the scheduling responsibility between multiple Server
units? 32 events on each unit...

Les

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leonard, Jeremy [SMTP:jleonard@...]
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 12:42 PM
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>
> Ear plugs, I would hate to hear all those bells.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Boyes [mailto:brianb@...]
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 11:57 AM
> To: Vantage List (E-mail)
> Subject: [Vantage] OT - Alternative to WinAT
>
>
> Being as we have talked about time buzzers on this list, I'm hoping
> somebody
> can help me out here.
>
> I use WinAT to run the program that causes our time buzzer to sound. The
> problem is that we've just gone to split shifts and the list of times we
> need the buzzer to sound has gone past the 32 event limit of WinAT.
>
> So, I need is a way to set the system to execute a given program at a
> given
> time, but it has to handle more than 32 events. Any suggestions?
>
> Brian
>
>
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While we are at it, can we get rid of the telephone too?

Edward F. Fox, Jr., CPA
Controller
Maxson Automatic Machinery Company
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-----Original Message-----
From: Leonard, Jeremy [mailto:jleonard@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 12:42 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Vantage] OT - Alternative to WinAT


Ear plugs, I would hate to hear all those bells.


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Boyes [mailto:brianb@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 11:57 AM
To: Vantage List (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] OT - Alternative to WinAT


Being as we have talked about time buzzers on this list, I'm hoping somebody
can help me out here.

I use WinAT to run the program that causes our time buzzer to sound. The
problem is that we've just gone to split shifts and the list of times we
need the buzzer to sound has gone past the 32 event limit of WinAT.

So, I need is a way to set the system to execute a given program at a given
time, but it has to handle more than 32 events. Any suggestions?

Brian


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