auto turn-on and execute command?

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jk90029

Dear-

Suppose we want to turn on the PC in the early morning while we are sleeping.

For example, we like to

1) turn on PC 8:00 AM M-F and
2) alarm "Wake up" (sound file) and
3) execute some DOS command (shell or script ???) at 8:01AM, since usually one sleep more.

***********************

In Windows 7, there is "scheduler" under system menu.
Is there any other recommended easy software?

How about in Linux?

Any experiences are welcomed.

-Jay
 
I haven't used scheduling in a windows enviroment however common sense implies that the machine must be at least partly powered up ('sleep mode'?) 24/7 for a scheduler to work unless you hard wire your 'on switch' and use something like http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-...ef=sr_1_1?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1423576435&sr=1-1.

I have a 'headless' machine (no monitor): fanless, quiet, small, low power and discreet which is on all the time.

In linux scheduling is much easier using 'crontab' and this is one of the many reasons why I think it's better for any kind of automated process, trading or otherwise. It's as simple as writing text file with lines like this:

Code: 
# Daily price stuff
#
00 20  * * 1-5 $HOME/workspace/systematic_engine/syscontrol/scripts/dailypricestuff  LIVE LIVE  >> $HOME/echos/dailypricestuffLIVE 2>&1

This will run the command beginning with $ on weekdays ('1-5') at 8pm (00 20). If you want to do something more sophisticated then a scheduler like the last poster linked in is probably good, but I do most of my granular scheduling (eg which market to sample next) from software.


jk90029 said:
Dear-

Suppose we want to turn on the PC in the early morning while we are sleeping.

For example, we like to

1) turn on PC 8:00 AM M-F and
2) alarm "Wake up" (sound file) and
3) execute some DOS command (shell or script ???) at 8:01AM, since usually one sleep more.

***********************

In Windows 7, there is "scheduler" under system menu.
Is there any other recommended easy software?

How about in Linux?

Any experiences are welcomed.

-Jay
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