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- nnCron
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- 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.
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- 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:
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- - 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.
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- 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.
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- Registration
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- 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
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- System requirements, installing/uninstalling nnCron
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- - IBM PC or compatible
- - Intel Pentium processor or higher
- - Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
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- 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.
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- Starting and stopping nnCron
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- 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).
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- You can find shortcuts to above mentioned bat-files in nnCron program
- group, located in Windows 'Start menu'.
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- nnCron documentation, user support
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- 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 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
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- Links
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- 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 translations:
- http://www.nncron.ru/translation.shtml
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- Copyrights
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- Copyright (C) 2000-2002 nnSoft. E-mail: nemtsev@nncron.ru
- http://www.nncron.ru/
- SP-Forth 3.75 Copyright (C) 1992-2000 A.Cherezov
- http://www.forth.org.ru/
- RegExp 4.0 (C) Cail Lomecb <ruiv@uic.nnov.ru>
- http://www.uic.nnov.ru/~ruiv/
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