Frequent Questions

Hot FAQ
I purchased. But where is my registration information?
What is the NT service module?
What is the command line module?

Task Chains
What is Chaining?
How do I conditionally start a task depending on the existence of a local file?
Which tasks can I chain together?

Hot FAQ

I purchased.  But I have not received my registration information?
The registration information is enclosed in the email confirmation sent to the purchaser, by RegNow.com etc.. This information is sent immediately after a successful purchase.  Please check the confirmation email carefully.  If you are the end user, and the software was purchased by your purchasing department, ask your purchasing department.  They may have received the confirmation email if they entered their email address instead of yours (in the purchase form).

What is the NT service module?
The NT service module is required ONLY if you need to logout from the NT2000 system, and still require  tasks to run. This feature is sometimes required by people who share a workstation and logout; so that the next user can use the workstation. The NT service will run tasks in the background while the users are logged out of the system. Most people who do not share computers with others simply lock the screen when they leave. In this case the NT service module is not required.

The NT service module is an optional add-on to all our version 6.x products, like AbleFtp, Automize etc... It has a 30-day trial and requires a separate license/registration code. The NT service module would execute jobs even when nobody is logged into the system.  The NT service module can also launch the Scheduler engine to run tasks when the Computer starts up.  It restarts the engine when the user logs off the system. It periodically checks the engine and launches it if it is not running.

What is the Command Line Module?
The Command-Line Module (CLM) allows a user to:
1) Control the scheduler engine on a remote system
2) Allow a programmer to control the scheduler engine tasks and schedules from their own programs, scripts or batch files

The CLM is an optional add-on to version 6.x of all our products, like Automize, AbleFtp, etc.. It is a 30-day free trial and requires a separate license/registration code. The CLM is installed along with all our products for Version 6.x or later.

Task Chains

What is Chaining?
Chain is an interface, where you can run Programs (.exe or .bat), Commands, FTP, Email, Web download and other tasks in any sequence.  You can choose to terminate tasks, if they are still running after certain time. You can also run tasks with dependencies. For example, you can run a FTP task first, and if it is successful, then the chain can automatically email the downloaded files!  You can also choose to stop a chain if a certain task fails, or exits with a certain exit code.

How do I conditionally start a task depending on the existence of a local file?
If the existence of the file is dynamic, i.e. it will be newly written/moved/copied/renamed to a directory on your disk, then use the Chain feature. Here, the "Directory change" or "Directory Monitor" task types allows you monitor a change in the directory. You would use this Directory change task as your first step. You should set the termination time desired, and select the "Stop chain if task fails" option. If the Directory change is detected, the second task  will be run. If not, the chain stops without running your second task

Which tasks can I chain together?
Most tasks an be controlled, and be waited on by Automize, and can be chained together.  However, the following tasks return immediately, and are not very useful in Chains: 'Open Documents', 'Macro', 'Excel', 'Alarm', 'Message'.  If you chain multiple 'Open Documents' tasks together, they will all be launched simultaneously and give poor results (wrong exit codes etc..)