You can launch IE with an address as a paramater from task scheduler. Example:
C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE http://somehost.com/somepath/somescript.php Matt. "Gab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I'll check with the tech support but nothng is mentioned on the website. > I can transform the method into GET on the form, and could call the script. > The only way I see so far is using thi URL as a default page in my Win > browser and automate sschedule the task in windows, but i don't like that. > > > > > "Jack Dempsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > 007f01c1713a$2a18e140$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:007f01c1713a$2a18e140$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > you need some way of automating the process, and without cron > automatically > > doing things for you, you're going to be pressed for a solution...i'm not > > sure what you could do because you need something to do this > > automatically...your host doesn't provide perl scripts to be cronned or > > anything like that? if not, i'm not sure what to tell you... > > > > jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 3:32 PM > > Subject: Re: [PHP] schedule a task > > > > > > > thanks for a quick response but I have a major problem with that: > > > no shell access => can't use cron > > > > > > Any other idea? > > > Gab > > > > > > > > > "Jack Dempsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > 005401c17137$b930af00$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:005401c17137$b930af00$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > > cron either a php script itself [if you've got it installed as a cgi] > or > > a > > > > lynx request of the page > > > > check the archives as well [marc.theaimsgroup.com] because this comes > up > > > > every week or so > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Gab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 3:15 PM > > > > Subject: [PHP] schedule a task > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I have a form (POST method), that creates a back-up of a MySQL > > database > > > as > > > > > an SQL file when submited. I am looking for a way to automate this > > task > > > > (ie > > > > > on a daily basis at midnight). > > > > > Any idea on how to do it in PHP? (if it is possible) > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > Gab > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
