Profile Won't Run In Scheduler
Posted: 25 Feb 2005, 14:10
I'm trying out AllSync and am very impressed. So far it's the only program I have found that offers proper synchronization (i.e. a file deleted in one folder is not recreated) while also being easy to use.
The only glitch I have encountered so far is that I cannot get my test profile to run automatically under the AllSync Scheduler. It runs fine from AllSync, and I can run it manually in the Scheduler by clicking the "Start profile" button. But when the time comes for it to run automatically, nothing happens.
I have set the profile to run at an interval every 15 minutes with a tolerance of 5 minutes, with start and end times of 12:00:00 AM. When the 15 minutes elapses and it is time for the profile to run, all that happens is that "Now" appears in the "Next Start" column of the Scheduler window for about 5 minutes. Nothing shows up in the log — no activity whatsoever. After 5 minutes, the Scheduler gives up and displays the next start time (15 minutes after the start time that just passed) in the"Next Start" column, and does not display a time in the "Last Started" column. Running the profile manually takes about 7 or 8 seconds, so I can't imagine why the Scheduler chokes on it for 5 minutes and then gives up.
Also, while we're on the topic of scheduling profiles, how does the "Start the profile only if the following folder is available" feature work? I couldn't find anything about this in the documentation. This looks like a feature I would want to use, as my test profile involves synching IE favorites between two computers on my network. If the other computer is turned off, I am assuming that AllSync will determine that the folder is not available, and won't bother starting the profile.
Thanks in advance!
The only glitch I have encountered so far is that I cannot get my test profile to run automatically under the AllSync Scheduler. It runs fine from AllSync, and I can run it manually in the Scheduler by clicking the "Start profile" button. But when the time comes for it to run automatically, nothing happens.
I have set the profile to run at an interval every 15 minutes with a tolerance of 5 minutes, with start and end times of 12:00:00 AM. When the 15 minutes elapses and it is time for the profile to run, all that happens is that "Now" appears in the "Next Start" column of the Scheduler window for about 5 minutes. Nothing shows up in the log — no activity whatsoever. After 5 minutes, the Scheduler gives up and displays the next start time (15 minutes after the start time that just passed) in the"Next Start" column, and does not display a time in the "Last Started" column. Running the profile manually takes about 7 or 8 seconds, so I can't imagine why the Scheduler chokes on it for 5 minutes and then gives up.
Also, while we're on the topic of scheduling profiles, how does the "Start the profile only if the following folder is available" feature work? I couldn't find anything about this in the documentation. This looks like a feature I would want to use, as my test profile involves synching IE favorites between two computers on my network. If the other computer is turned off, I am assuming that AllSync will determine that the folder is not available, and won't bother starting the profile.
Thanks in advance!