Re: How to script the launching of a script at a specific time...
Re: How to script the launching of a script at a specific time...
- Subject: Re: How to script the launching of a script at a specific time...
- From: Jean-Christophe Helary <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 17:51:34 +0900
Stan,
Thank you very much for your proposal. Would you have a link where this code is
hosted? Also, I'm curious, if you don't use launchd, what other system do you
use?
Jean-Christophe
> On Dec 8, 2017, at 9:55, Stan Cleveland <email@hidden
> <mailto:email@hidden>> wrote:
>
> On Dec 1, 2017, at 06:09 PM, Jean-Christophe Helary
> <email@hidden <mailto:email@hidden>>
> wrote:
>>
>> If there is an Applescript way to open a specific file at a given time that
>> does not involve Calendar, I'm all for it, but right now I'm trying to focus
>> on Calendar because that's where I manage all my jobs. So...
>> <snip>
>> I take any suggestions that solves that Calendar issue (most probably caused
>> to my poor coding skills), or any solution that bypasses Calendar but stays
>> reasonably within what Applescript allows :-)
>
> Hi Jean-Christophe,
>
> If you or anyone else is interested, I can send code and sample files for a
> system that will launch any number of scripted processes, each on their own
> unique schedule of your choosing. The code is written using only "vanilla" AS
> and has no dependencies other than System Events, Standard Additions, and a
> handful of shell commands. The system is robust and has been in continuous
> operation for years, running on a Mac Mini used as a "drone". We reboot the
> computer about once a week to maintain system stability. Email me off-list,
> if you'd like a zip file containing all pertinent files.
>
> Here's how it works: first, a process folder is set up that contains the
> following files:
>
> Process_Runner.app The controlling script using an idle loop, saved
> as a stay-open application
> Sample_Process_1.scpt A process script file to execute
> Sample_Process_1.plist A property list that holds the script's "Run
> Parameters" and execution history
>
> Additional processes (and their related plist files) may be placed into the
> process folder. Processes are dynamically detected and may be added or
> removed any time the main script is stopped.
>
> Processes can be triggered by one or more of the following "Run Parameters".
> These parameters are compared against the current day and time, and the
> history of prior executions of the process, to determine whether or not to
> run the process. This is rechecked 30 seconds (or at whatever delay you
> desire) after any triggered processes complete their runs. Launch times are
> approximate, depending on the number of processes and how long they each take
> to complete.
>
> dailyStartTime (Earliest time of day to execute the process script)
> 9:00 AM = Start at 9:00 AM
> 12:01 AM = Start at midnight
>
> dailyEndTime (Latest time of day to run)
> 9:00 PM = End at 9:00 PM
> 11:59 PM = End at midnight
>
> minsDelayBetweenRuns (Delay between executions)
> 60 = Run once per hour
> 0 = No delay between runs; run as often as possible
>
> numRunsPerDay (Limit of daily executions)
> 4 = Run process 4 times per day
> 0 = No limit on daily runs; run as many times as possible
>
> weekdaysToRun (Days of week to execute)
> SuMoTuWeThFrSa = Run every day of the week
> Sa = Run only on Saturdays
> MoWeFr = Run only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
>
> As an example, to run a script every weekday (not weekends) at noon, you'd
> use the following "Run Parameters":
>
> dailyStartTime* 12:00 PM Begin checking Run Parameters at
> this time
> dailyEndTime* 12:30 PM Stop checking Run Parameters at
> this time
> minsDelayBetweenRuns 0 Don't specify a delay between runs
> numRunsPerDay 1 Execute only once per day
> weekdaysToRun MoTuWeThFr Execute only on these days of the
> week
>
> Or another example, to run a script every 4 hours every day, but not more
> than 4 times, you'd use the following "Run Parameters":
>
> dailyStartTime* 6:00 AM Begin checking Run Parameters
> at this time
> dailyEndTime* 7:00 PM Stop checking Run Parameters at
> this time
> minsDelayBetweenRuns 240 Four hour delay between runs
> numRunsPerDay 4 Execute 4 times per day
> weekdaysToRun SuMoTuWeThFrSa Execute every day
> ______
> *If another long-running process may encroach on these start or end times,
> make 'dailyEndTime' later to allow for it
>
> Stan C.
>
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