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Sella Task Automation
System Scheduler by Splinterware
What Auctionitis Commands or Tasks can be automated with System Scheduler?
Load All Listings
System Scheduler Preferences
Setting up System Scheduler to Update Sella Database
Setting up System Scheduler to load Listings by Auction Cycle
Now that your auctions are all set up, you may want to automate when
they list so you dont need to be at your PC to run a process.
Auctionitis integrates with the Windows Scheduler, but we've since
found a far simpler free tool to automate scheduled tasks that runs
across all versions of Windows with ease.
System Scheduler by Splinterware
System Scheduler is an excellent tool to schedule unattended running of applications, batch files, scripts and much more.
For anyone used to using MS Windows own Task Scheduler, System
Scheduler is an ideal and easy to use replacement, with more
flexibility and features. System Scheduler runs totally independently
of the MS Windows Task Scheduler and has no dependencies on it.
Download System Scheduler Free Version
The free version is limited to 3 taskis in events at any one time,
however by writing a batch file (a simple text file) we can add many
tasks into the one event.
System Scheduler FAQ
What Auctionitis Commands or Tasks can be automated with System Scheduler?
In order to allow auctions to be loaded or other tasks to be performed
at scheduled times a command line capability is available as part of
Auctionitis. Combined with the Windows scheduler this offers a powerful
automation and auction management capability.There are currently 3
Sella tasks that can be initiated automatically with System Scheduler,
they are:
- Load All Listings
- Update Database
- Load Listings by Auction Cycle
Load All Listings
- This will load all pendin
- g listings to Sella that do not have an auction cycle assigned to them
- The command line for this is -ACTION:LOADSELLA
Setting up System Scheduler to Load all Listings
Start System Scheduler and select Action >New Event
Then the Event screen appears
- Event Type: Select Run Application
- Event is Enabled: Ticked
- Application: use the magnifying glass icon to navigate to c:\Program Files\Auctionitis\Auctionitis.exe or type it into the application field
- Parameters:
This is where the command is entered. Please note there is a SPACE
before -ACTION:LOADSELLA is entered. Enter the Command EXACTLY
including ensuring spaces, capital letters etc are exactly as specified
- Working Dir: Enter the directory that Auctionitis lives in. This will always be C:\Program Files\Auctionitis\
- State: Select Normal or see the System Scheduler FAQ for more information on the other states that tasks can be run in
Click Schedule. In the Schedule tab you choose when you want your
Event to run. There are a range of very flexible scheduling options and
triggers. Schedule times can range from Every Minute to Every Year, and
any combination you can think of in between.
Use the drop down box to select the scheduling option.
There are several different schedule type options
- Do Not Schedule
- Once
- Every Minute
- Every Hour/Selected Minutes
- Every Day/Week
- Every x Days
- Every Month
- Every Year
Here is a sample schedule
In the above schedule options we have chosen to run the task:
- Daily on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday but NOT Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday
- The task will run every four hours on those days - Midnight, 4am, 8am, Midday, 4pm and 8pm
- The task will run on the hour (eg at 4am not 4.15)
- Save the task and exit
There is a variety of options available under the Specific hours and Specific minutes tabs
System Scheduler Preferences
Below is one of the Preferences setting tabs that is available to
further configure System Scheduler to your requirements.
Refer to the System Scheduler Website for more information on these options.
Setting Up System Scheduler to Update Sella Database
Repeat the process for Load All except replace the command line to -ACTION:UPDATEDBSELLA
Setting Up System Scheduler to Load Listings by Auction Cycle
Repeat the process for Load All except replace the command line to -ACTION:LOADSELLA -CYCLE:<NAME>
C:\Program Files\Auctionitis\Auctionitis.exe -ACTION:LOADSELLA
-CYCLE:<NAME> Loads all Pending & Clone auctions with the
cycle <NAME> assigned to them. Use the exact name of the cycle
you wish to use instead of <NAME> in the scheduler. And remember
to include a space before -ACTION and before -CYCLE.
For example, if you had a cycle named Bargains then the command would look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Auctionitis\auctionitis.exe" -ACTION:LOADSELLA -CYCLE:Bargains
You can check you have the cycle name right by comparing the scheduler to Auctionitis
The Auction Cycle specified on the command line must match the Auction
Cycle in the database exactly including any capitals. If the Auction
Cycle is shown as Monday in the auction cycle screen, then the command
line must also specify Monday not MONDAY or monday or MoNdAy
Replace <NAME> including the brackets with the actual name of the
cycle as found in Auctionitis >Edit >Cycles menu option
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| Article Details | Created:7/06/2010 9:49:39 p.m.
Modified:7/06/2010 9:50:28 p.m.
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