Symantec 14541094 User Guide - Page 186

186 Automating file transfer and management tasks Running a command queue file ■ To run a command queue file by using the connection settings that you configured in a remote connection item, in the right pane, right-click the connection item that you want to use, and then click Start Command Queue. ■ To run a command queue file on one or more computers on your network by using Quick Connect, in the right pane, select the computers on which you want to run the command queue file, right-click, and then click Start Command Queue. Scheduling a command queue file to run automatically You can add a command queue file to the Windows Task Scheduler so that you can run the queue file automatically at a scheduled time. Scheduled tasks run in the background. You should set up the command queue file to automatically disconnect after the command queue file runs. See "Selecting end of session options for command queues" on page 177. As the command queue file runs, pcAnywhere connects to each host computer sequentially, using the connection and security information that is configured in the remote connection items. After running the commands on the first computer in the connection list, pcAnywhere ends the connection and then connects to the next computer in the list. This process continues until the list of commands has been completed or attempted on each host computer. If a host is busy, pcAnywhere displays a dialog message on the remote computer for several seconds. If the remote user does not respond to the prompt, pcAnywhere continues with the next operation in the queue file. To schedule a command queue file to run automatically 1 Do one of the following: ■ In Windows XP/2003 Server/2000/NT, on the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel. ■ In Windows Me/98, browse to the following folder: C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools 2 Double-click Scheduled Tasks. 3 Double-click Add Scheduled Task to start the wizard. 4 In the Scheduled Task Wizard window, click Next.