Re: Changing Date Results in Cron Jobs not Running

tony_at_aplawrence.com
Date: 10/07/03


Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 21:38:20 +0000 (UTC)

pamcgill@rogers.com wrote:
>On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 19:20:31 GMT, "Bob Bailin"
><72027.3605@compuserve.com> wrote:

>>You should never have to reset the system date to accomplish this.
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>

>Actually it is custom accounting software, I've told them it should be
>rewriten, so the software, defaults the date to sep 30 at year end
>instead of the current computer date. This is all because the users
>forget to type in sep 30 and just accept the date given to them.
>*rolls eyes*
>Anyway I just need to get through this year turn, by next year it
>should be rewritten.

Well, I solved a problem similar to that with Expect:
You stuff Sep 30th into the appropriate place and then return
control to the user..

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