Automatic Shut Down

[Larry McDowall (Symantec)]

Hello Rob,

This message appears to be a duplicate of your earlier message. Please
check there for my response to this message.

Thanks for your cooperation.

On 25 Sep 1998 17:57:06 GMT, Rob Pastir wrote:

>Is there a way to use Task Scheduler in Windows 98 to schedule the
>closing of a waiting host.
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[Larry McDowall (Symantec)]

Hello Rob,

Thank you for using our online newsgroups.

On 25 Sep 1998 17:56:20 GMT, Rob Pastir wrote:

>Is there a way to use Task Scheduler in Windows 98 to schedule the
>closing of a waiting host.

I am not familiar with using Task Scheduler. However, you can shut the
host down from waiting for a connection by issuing the STOPHOST
command. For example:

C:\PROGRAM FILES\PCANYWHERE\STOPHOST.EXE

This should stop the host from waiting for an incoming connection.

Please let us know if we can assist you with any other questions or
issues in the future.

[Bill James]

Configuration Information:
Version: --Other--
Operating system: --Other--

I did not post the question, but was browsing for this exact
information. I don't know about Rob's situation, but I need the host
to stop at 8:00 am on weekdays, as PCA 8 is connecting to one of our
rollover lines at the office and I do not want it picking up voice
calls during working hours.

Task Scheduler comes with Internet Explorer 4+, and works great for
starting programs at certain times. I had set it up for starting the
host at 5:30 pm on weekdays, using "C\Program
Files\pcANYWHERE\AWHOST.exe" "C\Program
Files\pcANYWHERE\DATA\modem.bhf" as the command line in Task
Scheduler (information I gleaned from the Host Newsgroup). But, I
needed to stop the host on weekday mornings, whether I was at my desk
or not.

Using the command line you furnished Rob, C:\PROGRAM
FILES\PCANYWHERE\STOPHOST.EXE, works perfectly for stoping the host
at the scheduled time. I am so tickled to get this info, I could
just spit!<g> Now PCA 8 host starts automatically every weekday
afternoon, and stops every weekday morning, making it available to me
to connect from home evenings and weekends without interferring with
phone calls durring working hours.

Bill James

[Larry McDowall (Symantec)]

Hello Bill,

Thank you for using our online support groups.

On 29 Sep 1998 00:14:49 GMT, Bill James wrote:

>I did not post the question, but was browsing for this exact
>information. I don't know about Rob's situation, but I need the host
>to stop at 8:00 am on weekdays, as PCA 8 is connecting to one of our
>rollover lines at the office and I do not want it picking up voice
>calls during working hours.
>
>Task Scheduler comes with Internet Explorer 4+, and works great for
>starting programs at certain times. I had set it up for starting the
>host at 5:30 pm on weekdays, using "C\Program
>Files\pcANYWHERE\AWHOST.exe" "C\Program
>Files\pcANYWHERE\DATA\modem.bhf" as the command line in Task
>Scheduler (information I gleaned from the Host Newsgroup). But, I
>needed to stop the host on weekday mornings, whether I was at my desk
>or not.
>
>Using the command line you furnished Rob, C:\PROGRAM
>FILES\PCANYWHERE\STOPHOST.EXE, works perfectly for stoping the host
>at the scheduled time. I am so tickled to get this info, I could
>just spit!<g> Now PCA 8 host starts automatically every weekday
>afternoon, and stops every weekday morning, making it available to me
>to connect from home evenings and weekends without interferring with
>phone calls durring working hours.

I am glad that we can be of assistance in helping you to configure
your host to work like you want it to! Please let us know if we can be
of further assistance to you in the future. Good luck.