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Author Topic: MC Scheduler vs Windows Task Scheduler ?  (Read 1394 times)

kstuart

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MC Scheduler vs Windows Task Scheduler ?
« on: December 30, 2012, 07:32:22 pm »
Is there a difference between using the Scheduler in MC18, as opposed to using the Windows Task Scheduler to  run MC18 using the command line ?

( Is that what the MC18 Scheduler does ? )

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Re: MC Scheduler vs Windows Task Scheduler ?
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2012, 07:55:29 pm »
Both can do the same sorts of things, so use whichever is more comfortable for you.

If you use MC18 for scheduling, make sure you have Media Server running (Options > Startup).
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Re: MC Scheduler vs Windows Task Scheduler ?
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2012, 07:55:41 pm »
MC's scheduler only runs when MC server is running.  Windows scheduler runs so long as Windows runs.

Windows scheduler has many options and is pretty configurable.

I don't believe MC's scheduler uses the Windows scheduler (but I won't swear to this).

What are you trying to accomplish?
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Re: MC Scheduler vs Windows Task Scheduler ?
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2012, 09:42:29 pm »
It sounds like one should use Windows Task Scheduler if one is not sure that MC will be running at the time.
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