Although this has nothing to do with perl . . .

If you are on Windows NT, 2000, or XP, you can use the AT command. From a command prompt, type AT /? to get the usage. By using AT you don't actually have to be logged in, the computer just needs to be running.

If you are using Windows 95, 98, or Me (or if you don't have access to the AT command due to security restrictions on your computer), you will have to set a sleep timer of approximately 3600 seconds in a loop in your script.

The biggest problem with doing the sleep method is that you are putting your script into an endless loop. You can set up a condition which will exit the loop if you want, or you can just allow windows to terminate the process when the system reboots (or logs off).

In reply to Re: how can I automatically run the program every hour? by arden
in thread how can I automatically run the program every hour? by lovemyalex

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