TD>
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TD>...and thus spake Jeff Binkley unto All:
TD> JB> I've asked this before and never got an answer so I thought
TD> JB> I'd give it  one more try.  I've got a couple of programs in
TD> JB> my startup folder which  I want to start after the
TD> JB> workstation or server have started.  However,  I've got a
TD> JB> couple of these tasks which require a service to be running 
TD> JB> first.  In one case the service, which one of these tasks
TD> JB> depends upon,  takes a while to start, due to the nature of
TD> JB> the service.  The question  is whether I can delay tasks in
TD> JB> the startup folders by says 60 secods or  can I have the
TD> JB> tasks startup in a particular sequence in the startup 
TD> JB> folder ?
TD>Have you tried putting the programs in a batch file (in the order you
TD>want) and putting a shortcut to the batch file in your startup
TD>folder?
TD> Later 
TD>Tony Dunlap, (tdunlap@odot.dot.ohio.gov) 
Tony,
It's not that simple.  Some of the programs in the startup group require 
certain services to be running first.  Since one of the services is a 
Sybase server, it can take 2-3 minutes to bring all of the databases 
online.  I am going to try adding the programs requiring a particular 
service to a batch file which has a 2-3 minute sleep in front of 
starting the programs to see if that solves it.  If not, another 
suggestion I've gotten is to start the programs as services using the 
SRVANY program from the resource kit.
Jeff  
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