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Utility app to run nightly - which project type?

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Jeremy S. - 20 Jan 2005 00:34 GMT
I will be writing a relatively small utility app that will be responsible
for periodically copying files from a few folders on the local machine for
nightly backup purposes. Just wondering what the recommended way to proceed.
Should I write this as a windows service or as some other application type?
It will need no UI and will need to be executed only once per night at a
specific time (e.g., 2:00 AM). I suppose that the Windows Scheduler would be
the way to kick it off.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Cor Ligthert - 20 Jan 2005 13:08 GMT
Jeremy,

When you use the scheduler than it is in my idea not important what you use.

I would probably just take a commandline project with as second choise a
windowforms.

I surely would not make a service for that which most important process is
than to check if the time is 14:00, while as you said you can use the
scheduler for that.

Just my thought,

Cor

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