The Options tab allows you to:
Automatically restart the timer on program load
Automatically restart the timer on program load
Checking this causes the Convert Doc timer to start automatically the next time you run Convert Doc.
In other words, if you run a scheduled job and then end that job and close Convert Doc, the next time you open Convert Doc, that job will be reopened and set to run automatically as though you had clicked Begin. This means that if you've scheduled a job that runs every second week, for example, when the timer automatically restarts, the Convert Doc scheduler will recalculate the next run based on today's date regardless of the time remaining before the next run when you last closed Convert Doc.
TIP: You can have Convert Doc launch when your operating system starts (on Windows 7 it is know as the Startup folder). That, combined with this program option, will allow you to easily automate conversion jobs.
If a Time Based job runs longer than the time period specified, you can instruct Convert Doc how to proceed:
If you select Immediately after the current job finishes, the next job will begin running immediately upon completion of the preceding run. This means that the jobs will be running continuously, back-to-back regardless of the time interval entered. Selecting Skip this run and set the timer for the next one causes one run of the conversion job to be skipped but runs at the next scheduled time.
Table 3 gives an example of this, where the interval is set for every 15 minutes, but the running time of the job is 20 minutes. In this case, the job will run every other time.
Start Time |
Next Target Time Calculated Based on Start Time |
Actual End Time After Running the Job |
New Updated Target Time |
1:00 PM |
1:15 PM |
1:20 PM |
1:30 PM |
1:30 PM |
1:45 PM |
1:50 PM |
2:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
2:15 PM |
2:20 PM |
2:30 PM |
2:30 PM |
2:45 PM |
2:50 PM |
3:00 PM |
Table 3. Based on a 15 minute interval, a Next Target Time is calculated. In this example, the job takes 20 minutes to run, so the Next Target Time has been missed. With the Skip option selected, Convert Doc will realize the next target time has past and recalculate a new target time based on the interval specified by the user. The job will run at 1:00, 1:30, 2:00 etc., running half as often as expected.
See also:
Scheduler Options