nnCron ~~~~~~ nnCron is an advanced powerful scheduler, reminder, scripting tool and automation manager. nnCron has its own (Forth-compatible) scripting language, it allows to use VBScript/JScript, as well as regular expressions and can be further extended with plug-ins. nnCron understands cron table format (Unix) and is managed with easy-to-edit text crontab files. However, for those who prefer to work in a GUI environment, the program has a graphical shell which can be used to remove, add, edit and run tasks, set up reminders, change program settings. Besides possessing the traditional scheduler features (starting programs, displaying reminder messages and opening documents at specified time), nnCron also can: - start any program as a service - run tasks as a specified user - handle and restart so called missed tasks and reminders - shut down and hibernate the computer or put it into sleep mode at a specified time - "wake up" the computer in order to run a task - display, hide, close, kill, minimize, maximize and hide specified windows to system tray - display messages on screen and write them in a log file - work with clipboard, files and registry - emulate keyboard input and mouse activities - dial and hang up - use the system speaker to make beeps of specified length and frequency - play audio files - sync system time - assign a specified priority to a process - terminate any running process - restart automatically after fatal errors - keep track of files, flags, windows, processes, mouse activities, periods of idle time, keyboard shortcuts, getting online/off line, insertion of disk in a drive, presence of a host in network (ping), amount of free space on a disk, etc., etc. nnCron is very reliable, tiny and easy to use application. It runs blazing fast and offers a multitude of useful features developed in close cooperation with other nnCron users. --------------------------------------- Registration --------------------------------------- nnCron is distributed as shareware program: you can download it for free and evaluate it for 30 days. If you decide to continue using nnCron after 30 day evaluation period, you should register it. You can register nnCron for only $25: http://www.nncron.ru/register.shtml After registering, you will receive your own key file by e-mail. Place it into nnCron directory and restart nnCron. You can get free nnCron registration by translating nnCron lang-files into your native language and maintaining them up to date. Check http://www.nncron.ru/translation.shtml for details. Please, contact author for educational discounts: nemtsev@nncron.ru --------------------------------------- System requirements, installing/uninstalling nnCron --------------------------------------- - IBM PC or compatible - Intel Pentium processor or higher - Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP To start nnCron installation, double-click with your left mouse button on the distribution file. During the installation you will be asked to select the installation folder. To uninstall nnCron, use 'Add or remove programs' in the 'Control Panel'. nnCron keeps it's settings in 'nncron.ini' file. --------------------------------------- Starting and stopping nnCron --------------------------------------- The most convenient way to manually start nnCron service is to run 'startnncron.bat' in nnCron home directory. In order to unload nnCron from the memory you can run 'stopnncron.bat' or click on 'Exit' menu item in nnCron context menu (available by right-clicking the nnCron icon in system tray). You can find shortcuts to above mentioned bat-files in nnCron program group, located in Windows 'Start menu'. --------------------------------------- nnCron documentation, user support --------------------------------------- Complete nnCron documentation in English ('help.chm') is included in nnCron distribution file. nnCron documentation in Russian is available as separate free download. It is strongly recommended to consult your copy of nnCron documentation to be able to rapidely find answers and solutions to any questions or problems that may arise. If you have questions regarding using nnCron, and you cannot find the answers in documentation, please visit our forums (http://www.nncron.ru/forums/) or subscribe to (and ask your question in) nnCron mailing list. The official language of this mailing list is English. To subscribe to the list, send a message to nncron-subscribe@nncron.ru. nnCron support e-mail: support@nncron.ru Feel free to adress your comments and bug-reports to the nnCron author: nemtsev@nncron.ru --------------------------------------- Links --------------------------------------- nnCron home page: http://www.nncron.ru/ nnCron documentation: http://www.nncron.ru/download/help.zip (English language) http://www.nncron.ru/download/help_ru.zip (Russian language) http://www.nncron.ru/download/faq.zip (English language) http://www.nncron.ru/download/faq_ru.zip (Russian language) nnCron documentation online: http://www.nncron.ru/help/help.htm (English language) http://www.nncron.ru/help/help_ru.htm (Russian language) nnCron forum: http://wwww.nncron.ru/forums/ nnCron translations: http://www.nncron.ru/translation.shtml --------------------------------------- Copyrights --------------------------------------- Copyright (C) 2000-2002 nnSoft. 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