Re: Run script/function at regular intervals

[Andy Buckle]

On 1 May 2013 10:55, Andy Buckle <address@hidden> wrote:

On 1 May 2013 10:45, c. <address@hidden> wrote:

On 1 May 2013, at 10:18, Arnaud Miege <address@hidden> wrote:

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> On 30 April 2013 17:42, c. <address@hidden> wrote:
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> I think the best solution for this is to make your script executable by adding the appropriate shebang:
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> http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Executable-Octave-Programs.html
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> and then setup a cron job to run it at given intervals:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron
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> HTH,
> c.
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> I have tried adding the shebang with the following line at the beginning of my script:
> #! D:\Octave-3.6.4\Octave3.6.4_gcc4.6.2\bin\octave.exe -qf
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> How do I then turn the script into an executable on Windows? All the examples I could find online seem to be related to Unix rather than Windows.
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> As far as scheduling is concerned, it looks like the best option in Windows is to use Scheduled Tasks:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569
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> but I need an executable before I get to that.
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> Thanks,
>
> Arnaud

It's been more than 10 years since I used a windows machine last time,
so I'm not really sure I can help much  here.
If you can't make executable scripts on windows, you may probably work
around the issue by scheduling a task as

octave --eval 'source D:path\to\script\your_script_name.m'

or if your script is somewhere in Octave's default loadpath, simply

octave --eval 'your_script_name'

this way the executable to run is octave itself, while the script is passed as
a command line option.

HTH,
c.

Execute a command like c. said.

Finding scheduled tasks is different in XP and Vista/7. (I have not used 8).

There is also a DOS interface: type the following in a DOS prompt to learn more

schtasks /?

Ah, you said XP.

hold down the windows key, tap r. This is the run dialog. enter "control". this is the control panel. scheduled tasks is there.

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