Scheduler plugin

Classic Servoy
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Hi

This may be a blindingly obvious question, but I would like to clarify how the Scheduler Plugin work. I want to have a script run every 6 hours indefinitely on the server. I have therefore done a few experiments with the Scheduler Plugin which have sort of worked. However can I clarify, once the schedule has been started on a client as a cron job will this continue to run indefinitely even if the client is closed. More to the point is a client required to run the cron job or is this done by the server. I dont want the schedule to stop once the client that started it is closed, conversely I dont want the job to be started multiple times with each client instance.

The manual eloquently describes how to use the plugin, but I can not find and explanation of how the process actually works. It seem logical that a server task would be run from the server - but I am probably missing the point.

Cheers
Gordon

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Hi Gordon,

Have a look to the presentation and the sample solutions in the section “Using Batch Processors” of this page: http://www.servoy.com/generic.jsp?mt=39 … omy_id=777

To resume, to do what you want, you need to create a Batch Processor in the admin page, using a user (you can create a Batch User) who has access to the solution. This Batch Processor is linked to only one solution. In your solution, if the user is the Batch User, you load the scheduled jobs. When active, Batch Processors are always connected to their solution as Headless Clients. If the server restarts, they will restart as well.