14 messages in com.mysql.lists.win32Re: Scheduled backups
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James Dickson17 Aug 2005 13:02 
Daniel da Veiga17 Aug 2005 13:05 
Peter Monk17 Aug 2005 20:47 
Jonathan G. Lampe18 Aug 2005 06:43 
Dan Baker18 Aug 2005 10:22 
Daniel da Veiga18 Aug 2005 13:02 
Peter Monk18 Aug 2005 22:34 
Peter Monk18 Aug 2005 22:39 
Peter Monk18 Aug 2005 23:15 
Peter Monk19 Aug 2005 01:31 
James Dickson19 Aug 2005 01:31 
James Dickson19 Aug 2005 02:09 
Karam Chand19 Aug 2005 06:33 
Jonathan G. Lampe19 Aug 2005 06:50 
Subject:Re: Scheduled backups
From:Peter Monk (pete@uwi.com.au)
Date:08/18/2005 10:34:41 PM
List:com.mysql.lists.win32

Jonathan G. Lampe wrote:

OK, Peter: I gotsta know. If you were having trouble getting cron going on Windows, why didn't you just use the Windows Scheduled Tasks?

I guess a couple of reasons:

The other admin who looks after the server is a bit of a linux fan and prefers cron over windows scheduler. Also, I have more experience with cron than with scheduler.

I also find it easier to add another line to a cron.tab file rather than go through the scheduler interface.

So, perhaps no really good reasons! But now I have a personal crusade: find a windows cron service that doesn't suck. ;)

Peter.