App has to run at least once

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My application has to run at least once and remember that it has a next time when it should be run.
How can I do this?

Thanks in advance!

Posted 16-May-11 6:57am

Updated 16-May-11 10:51am

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 1 · 2011-05-16T07:08:00

Why not use the windows task scheduler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_Scheduler[^]. If it is run on unix under mono you might want to try cron[^].

Best Regards,

-MRB

Posted 16-May-11 7:08am

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fjdiewornncalwe 16-May-11 13:59pm

Great options. +5.

Manfred Rudolf Bihy 16-May-11 14:31pm

Thanks Marcus!

Espen Harlinn 16-May-11 15:49pm

Good points, my 5