Copyright: WinAT Command Scheduler Help © copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995-1996
Citation: WinAT Command Scheduler Help © copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995-1996


Relative Time To Client Computer shows the time difference on the computer you are viewing relative to the computer on which you are working. For example, if you are working on your computer in Seattle and are viewing a computer in New York, the relative time would be 3:00 hours.

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Click this column, ID (the left-most column in the window) to select a job. You must click the ID field, not any of the other fields, to select the row.

After selecting a job, you can perform an operation on it by right-clicking the ID to bring up a context menu for the job. To change a job, you can double-click the ID for that job.

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The File menu offers the following commands:

New

Displays the Add Command dialog box, which lets you enter and schedule a new command.

Close

Closes the currently selected window.

Exit

Exits WinAT.


The Edit menu offers the following commands:

Add

Adds a new job.

Change

Changes the currently selected job.

Remove

Removes the currently selected job.

Refresh

Refreshes the display for the current window.

Copy

Copies the selected job to WinAT's private clipboard.

Paste

Pastes a previously copied job from WinAT's private clipboard (can be used between windows).

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The New button opens a new window (and a new view) and prompts the user for the computer on which to view AT Commands.

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WinAT Command Scheduler Help

Overview

Viewing AT commands

To open a new WinAT window

To run Command Scheduler from the command prompt

Working with WinAT

To add a new command

To update the display for the current window

To select a job

To perform an operation on a job

To change a command

To remove a command

To copy a job to a different window

Security and the AT command


Overview
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

Overview

WinAT Command Scheduler can be used to schedule commands on a local or remote computer to occur once or regularly in the future. The Workstation service must be started to use this application.

The current AT commands for the local computer are displayed by default when Command Scheduler is started. The list of AT commands is automatically refreshed, so the display is always current. AT commands are displayed in a format similar to that of the command-line AT command.

WinAT is a standard MFC MDI application and operates according to MDI standards.

Note	See the Command Reference in Windows NT Help for a full description of the AT command with notes and examples.

Run WinAT Command Scheduler now.

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Related tools for WinAT Command Scheduler

SHUTDOWN.EXE: Remote Shutdown

SHUTDOWN.EXE: Remote Shutdown is a command-line utility that allows you to remotely shut down or reboot a computer running Windows NT.

Open command prompt

SHUTGUI.EXE: Remote Shutdown GUI

SHUTGUI.EXE allows you to remotely shut down or reboot a computer running Windows NT. It can be run either with command-line parameters or without.

Run Remote Shutdown GUI now.

SLEEP.EXE: Batch File Wait

SLEEP causes the computer to wait for a specified amount of time. SLEEP is useful in batch files and may be more convenient to use than the AT command in certain cases.

Open command prompt

SOON.EXE: Near-Future Command Scheduler

SOON schedules commands and programs to run in the near future on either the local or a remote computer, by generating and executing an appropriate AT command.

Open command prompt

TIMEOUT.EXE

TIMEOUT.EXE is a command-line utility that causes the command processor to pause execution for the number of seconds specified by the time (#) parameter, after which it continues without requiring a user keystroke.

Open command prompt


Viewing AT commands
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

Viewing AT commands

With WinAT, you can view AT commands on multiple computers. The commands for each computer appear in a separate WinAT window. The default window for the local computer opens when you run WinAT.

Relative Time To Client Computer (at the top of each window) shows the time difference on the computer you are viewing relative to the computer on which you are working. For example, if you are working on your computer in Seattle and are viewing a computer in New York, the relative time would be 3:00 hours.

How to

To open a new WinAT window

To run Command Scheduler from the command prompt


To open a new WinAT window
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

To open a new WinAT window

1	If WinAT Command Scheduler is not already running, click here  [image]  to run it.

2	From the File menu, choose New.

or

Click the New button.

3	Enter the name of the computer on which to view AT commands.

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To run Command Scheduler from the command prompt
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

To run Command Scheduler from the command prompt

Open Command Prompt now.

At the command prompt, type:

winat [\\computername]

Where

computername

is the name of another computer.

Note 1	If you want the command you are executing to work across a network, then the account the Schedule service is using must be able to work across that network. The System Account cannot access a network.

Note 2	If you want a command to access NTFS protected files, the account the Schedule service uses must have access to those files.

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Working with WinAT
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

Working with WinAT

The easiest way to update AT commands is with the mouse. WinAT commands can also be issued from the menus, and some by clicking buttons on the Button Bar.

How to

To add a new command

To update the display for the current window

To select a job

To perform an operation on a job

To change a command

To remove a command

To copy a job to a different window


To add a new command
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

To add a new command

1	From the File menu, choose New to display the Add Command dialog box.

2	Type the command name in the Command box. Commands are limited to 128 characters.

3	Click the Today, Tomorrow, Every, or Next button.

4	From the Days and Time list boxes, select the days and time when the command is to run.

5	Select the Interactive checkbox if appropriate.


To update the display for the current window
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

To update the display for the current window

Choose Refresh from the Edit menu.


To select a job
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To select a job

Click the ID column of the job (the left-most column in the window).

Tip

To select the row, you must click the ID column, not any of the other column.

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To perform an operation on a job
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To perform an operation on a job

1	Select the job.

2	Right-click the job to bring up a context menu with commands for that job.

Tip

You can also use the commands on the Edit menu to modify a job.

To change a job, you can double-click the ID for that job.

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To change a command
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

To change a command

1	Double-click the ID for the job to be changed in the left side of the window.

or

Select a command, then choose Change from the Edit menu.

2	Modify the command in the same way as you would add a new command.


To remove a command
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

To remove a command

1	Select a command.

2	From the Edit menu, choose Remove.


To copy a job to a different window
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

To copy a job to a different window

1	Select a command.

2	From the Edit menu, choose Copy.

3	Move to the window into which you wish to copy the job.

4	From the Edit menu, choose Paste.


Security and the AT command
WinAT Command Scheduler Help

Security and the AT command

Caution	AT jobs will NOT run under the security context of the user requesting it. Rather, they will run in whatever context the Schedule service is running, typically the operating system's context.

By default, only Administrators can submit commands with the AT utility. If you set the following Registry key value:

Hive:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Key:	System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

Value:	Submit Control [REG_DWORD] 0x00000001

then System Operators will also be able to submit AT commands. There is no way to allow anyone else to submit AT commands.