NazCron - Version 1.0 --------------------- Copyright (c) 1989 by Don Nafis & Nazlo Associates Ltd. All rights reserved. NazCron provides timed command processing similar to the Unix Cron command and the Amiga AmiCron command. As with these programs, NazCron reads events from an ASCII text file and, when the indicated time is reached, executes the program whose name and parameters you have supplied. Unlike these other Cron programs, NazCron allows for extensive manipulation of the events and most of the program functions through ARexx. You may add, delete and display events using the ARexx language and you can use ARexx to control file and event processing. You do NOT, however, need ARexx to run NazCron. Without ARexx, NazCron is still a full featured Cron program. NazCron reads and processes the same event file format as AmiCron but detaches itself from the CLI, executes more efficiently and uses less memory. Distribution files: Read-Me - This file. NazCron.doc - Full documentation in printable form. To print, just execute the following from the CLI: copy NazCron.doc to prt: You may read this on your screen with the CLI TYPE command or any other text reader, but the file contains embedded printer control characters which may make it difficult to read. If this bothers you, you should be able to remove the characters with a text editor prior to viewing on your screen. You should find it easier, though, to work from a printed copy. NazCron - The NazCron program. For best results, copy this to your C: directory, or make sure that it is available in a path accessible to ARexx. NazCron.info - Icon for NazCron. NazCron can be started from the Workbench. To do so, you must copy this file and the program file (NazCron) to the same directory, one which is a Workbench drawer. Open the drawer and double click on the NazCron icon and NazCron will swing into action. NCStart.rexx - Sample ARexx script. This script suggests a method of starting NazCron that uses the least amount of your Amiga's resources. NC.rexx - Sample ARexx script. A general purpose script that enables you to send commands to NazCron directly from the CLI. NCAdd.rexx - Sample ARexx script. Adds events to the NazCron event list from a CRONTAB formatted file. NCShow.rexx - Sample ARexx script. Complete display of all active NazCron named events. CRONTAB - Sample Crontab file. This is useless as a CRONTAB file but shows examples of various combinations of parameters. NazCron may be copied and freely distributed for personal use. NazCron is shareware, user-supported software. If you like NazCron and continue to use it after a trial period, please send the $10 shareware fee to the address listed below and become a registered user. As a registered user, you will be assured of timely information on upgrades, you will be given membership in the support section of our BBS, Viva! Amiga!, and you will feel good about contributing to the development of new utility programs for the Amiga. By supporting all shareware authors, you will be in the driver's seat when it comes to deciding where future Amiga programs will be going; you will have a loud voice when we programmers are trying to hear what Amiga owners want to see in programs of the future. Send your check for $10.00 to Don Nafis Nazlo Associates Ltd. P.O. Box 1515 Laurel Springs, NJ 08021 Please make your check payable to "Nazlo Associates Ltd.". Commercial vendors may distribute NazCron with their products as long as they distribute all files provided here and make it clear that NazCron is shareware. Before distributing NazCron with your package, you must send for written permission. This way I can make sure that you will be distributing the latest version. If you find this program lacking in any way and thus choose not to register, I would like to hear your suggestions or complaints. Please contact me at one of the following and give me a piece of your mind: Nazlo Associates Ltd. P.O. Box 1515 Laurel Springs, NJ 08021 (609) 228-8088 Voice (609) 227-8278 BBS - Viva! Amiga! 3/12/24 - 8/N/1 - 24 hours 130 Megabytes Online Compuserve 70656, 133 Thank you. Don Nafis