Stable, CPU-friendly periodic task scheduling
Stable, CPU-friendly periodic task scheduling
- Subject: Stable, CPU-friendly periodic task scheduling
- From: SeaSoft Systems <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 13:21:01 -0700
I need to automate the creation of a small file every 24 hours on a
server machine, so I am looking for the most cpu-efficient and stable
means of doing this.
I have a pretty good idea how to use an AS idle handler and a
stay-open applet to do this job, but I seem to recall seeing posts
noting stability issues with these. The server is running OS 8.6 and
whatever version of AS came with that OS.
One possible solution is an application, like the "iDo Script
scheduler" from sophisticated circuits (there is a free "lite"
version and a commercial version) that uses an extension to do the
timing. I presume this is a stable and efficient solution, but I
don't have any experience with it.
Obviously, stability and efficiency are the principal considerations
for this job.
Comments, suggestions, ideas?
Richard Hartman