Schedule a page --> run automacially?

[n0sPaM]

Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say every
hour?

N.B.

[n0sPaM]

I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the database, it
checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an HTML
email to them.

I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any way to
do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)

N.B.

"Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it, it can't
> run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously, and put

in

> a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour, that would
> do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're barking way
> up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do, and why?
>
> --
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> .Net Developer
> [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> Big things are made up of
> lots of little things.
>
> "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say every
> > hour?
> >
> > N.B.
> >
> >

>
>

[n0sPaM]

It's not a bad workaround.. thanks.. Do you mean this?

x:\>explorer [url]http://www.yahoo.com/[/url]

But the problem is, how do I close the window after it opens up
automatically?

N.B.



"Elliot M. Rodriguez" <elliotmrodriguez@hotspam.mail.com> wrote in message
news:uBKA8ohUDHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> IMHO, if it needs to run ever X times a day, it should be scheduled as a
> task using Task Scheduler.
>
> If you run in a hosted environment though, you probably cannot do this.

But

> if you want you can script a job that runs every hour from your local
> machine that opens IE to the page you want to run.
>
> --
> Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
> *** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***
>
>
>
> "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say every
> > hour?
> >
> > N.B.
> >
> >

>
>

[Vaibhav]

after the page is processed, in the end of the page you can specify
window.close().
"n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:AQWTa.33914$Ii1.2094@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

>
> It's not a bad workaround.. thanks.. Do you mean this?
>
> x:\>explorer [url]http://www.yahoo.com/[/url]
>
> But the problem is, how do I close the window after it opens up
> automatically?
>
> N.B.
>
>
>
> "Elliot M. Rodriguez" <elliotmrodriguez@hotspam.mail.com> wrote in message
> news:uBKA8ohUDHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > IMHO, if it needs to run ever X times a day, it should be scheduled as a
> > task using Task Scheduler.
> >
> > If you run in a hosted environment though, you probably cannot do this.

> But

> > if you want you can script a job that runs every hour from your local
> > machine that opens IE to the page you want to run.
> >
> > --
> > Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
> > *** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***
> >
> >
> >
> > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

every

> > > hour?
> > >
> > > N.B.
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Elliot M. Rodriguez]

I just thought of a better workaround.

You can write a quick little console app that pushes a WebRequest for the
page you want to run. Once you get a response back and parse through the
stream, you'll know the page executed. Then the app will close itself.

Much better than my last idea, I think, as long as you are ok with running
it from your local machine.

--
Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
*** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***



"n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
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>
> It's not a bad workaround.. thanks.. Do you mean this?
>
> x:\>explorer [url]http://www.yahoo.com/[/url]
>
> But the problem is, how do I close the window after it opens up
> automatically?
>
> N.B.
>
>
>
> "Elliot M. Rodriguez" <elliotmrodriguez@hotspam.mail.com> wrote in message
> news:uBKA8ohUDHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > IMHO, if it needs to run ever X times a day, it should be scheduled as a
> > task using Task Scheduler.
> >
> > If you run in a hosted environment though, you probably cannot do this.

> But

> > if you want you can script a job that runs every hour from your local
> > machine that opens IE to the page you want to run.
> >
> > --
> > Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
> > *** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***
> >
> >
> >
> > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

every

> > > hour?
> > >
> > > N.B.
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[n0sPaM]

I am not sure if this works as I tried it and Internet Explorer has a pop up
saying "The web page you are viewing is trying to close the window. Do you
want to close this window?"

<html>
<body onload="window.close()">
This is a test
</body>
</html>


"Vaibhav" <consultvaibhav@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23GfSV8hUDHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> after the page is processed, in the end of the page you can specify
> window.close().
> "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> news:AQWTa.33914$Ii1.2094@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> >
> > It's not a bad workaround.. thanks.. Do you mean this?
> >
> > x:\>explorer [url]http://www.yahoo.com/[/url]
> >
> > But the problem is, how do I close the window after it opens up
> > automatically?
> >
> > N.B.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Elliot M. Rodriguez" <elliotmrodriguez@hotspam.mail.com> wrote in

message

> > news:uBKA8ohUDHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > > IMHO, if it needs to run ever X times a day, it should be scheduled as

a

> > > task using Task Scheduler.
> > >
> > > If you run in a hosted environment though, you probably cannot do

this.

> > But

> > > if you want you can script a job that runs every hour from your local
> > > machine that opens IE to the page you want to run.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
> > > *** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

> every

> > > > hour?
> > > >
> > > > N.B.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[n0sPaM]

thanks. do you mean using VB? or can I run aspx page in console mode?

if that works, I think it can also make it run as a System Service using
servany (forgot the exact name of the application which can turn any EXE or
BAT file into NT service)



"Elliot M. Rodriguez" <elliotmrodriguez@hotspam.mail.com> wrote in message
news:e9tCY9hUDHA.2248@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> I just thought of a better workaround.
>
> You can write a quick little console app that pushes a WebRequest for the
> page you want to run. Once you get a response back and parse through the
> stream, you'll know the page executed. Then the app will close itself.
>
> Much better than my last idea, I think, as long as you are ok with running
> it from your local machine.
>
> --
> Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
> *** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***
>
>
>
> "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> news:AQWTa.33914$Ii1.2094@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> >
> > It's not a bad workaround.. thanks.. Do you mean this?
> >
> > x:\>explorer [url]http://www.yahoo.com/[/url]
> >
> > But the problem is, how do I close the window after it opens up
> > automatically?
> >
> > N.B.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Elliot M. Rodriguez" <elliotmrodriguez@hotspam.mail.com> wrote in

message

> > news:uBKA8ohUDHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > > IMHO, if it needs to run ever X times a day, it should be scheduled as

a

> > > task using Task Scheduler.
> > >
> > > If you run in a hosted environment though, you probably cannot do

this.

> > But

> > > if you want you can script a job that runs every hour from your local
> > > machine that opens IE to the page you want to run.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
> > > *** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

> every

> > > > hour?
> > > >
> > > > N.B.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Vaibhav]

try this
window.opener='xyz';
window.close();

"n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:qeXTa.34250$Ii1.4380@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> I am not sure if this works as I tried it and Internet Explorer has a pop

up

> saying "The web page you are viewing is trying to close the window. Do you
> want to close this window?"
>
> <html>
> <body onload="window.close()">
> This is a test
> </body>
> </html>
>
>
> "Vaibhav" <consultvaibhav@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23GfSV8hUDHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > after the page is processed, in the end of the page you can specify
> > window.close().
> > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > news:AQWTa.33914$Ii1.2094@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> > >
> > > It's not a bad workaround.. thanks.. Do you mean this?
> > >
> > > x:\>explorer [url]http://www.yahoo.com/[/url]
> > >
> > > But the problem is, how do I close the window after it opens up
> > > automatically?
> > >
> > > N.B.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Elliot M. Rodriguez" <elliotmrodriguez@hotspam.mail.com> wrote in

> message

> > > news:uBKA8ohUDHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > IMHO, if it needs to run ever X times a day, it should be scheduled

as

> a

> > > > task using Task Scheduler.
> > > >
> > > > If you run in a hosted environment though, you probably cannot do

> this.

> > > But
> > > > if you want you can script a job that runs every hour from your

local

> > > > machine that opens IE to the page you want to run.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
> > > > *** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > > > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

> > every

> > > > > hour?
> > > > >
> > > > > N.B.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Kevin Spencer]

Yes, I do have a suggestion. A web page is a device for human interaction.
In this case, you don't need any human interaction. What you need to do is
to write a service, executable, or script that does this. If a service, it
can run continuously as your other services do. If it's an executable or a
script, you can schedule it with Task Scheduler.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
[url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
Big things are made up of
lots of little things.

"n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:zMWTa.33863$Ii1.12939@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...

> I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the database, it
> checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an HTML
> email to them.
>
> I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any way to
> do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)
>
> N.B.
>
> "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it, it

can't

> > run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously, and put

> in

> > a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour, that

would

> > do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're barking

way

> > up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do, and

why?

> >
> > --
> > HTH,
> >
> > Kevin Spencer
> > Microsoft MVP
> > .Net Developer
> > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > Big things are made up of
> > lots of little things.
> >
> > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

every

> > > hour?
> > >
> > > N.B.
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[joe]

Shouldn't people who use the term Microsoft MVP be required to list also the
software they have been awarded MVP for?

[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;mvpaward&style=toc#faq1160[/url]


Your signature implies that you are an MVP in .NET I don't find you
listed at the above link.





"Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
news:ensliSiUDHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> Yes, I do have a suggestion. A web page is a device for human interaction.
> In this case, you don't need any human interaction. What you need to do is
> to write a service, executable, or script that does this. If a service, it
> can run continuously as your other services do. If it's an executable or a
> script, you can schedule it with Task Scheduler.
>
> --
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> .Net Developer
> [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> Big things are made up of
> lots of little things.
>
> "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> news:zMWTa.33863$Ii1.12939@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...

> > I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the database,

it

> > checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an HTML
> > email to them.
> >
> > I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any way

to

> > do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)
> >
> > N.B.
> >
> > "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > > Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it, it

> can't

> > > run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously, and

put

> > in

> > > a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour, that

> would

> > > do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're barking

> way

> > > up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do, and

> why?

> > >
> > > --
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Kevin Spencer
> > > Microsoft MVP
> > > .Net Developer
> > > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > > Big things are made up of
> > > lots of little things.
> > >
> > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

> every

> > > > hour?
> > > >
> > > > N.B.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Elliot M. Rodriguez]

He is a FrontPage MVP. He is listed.

FrontPage

Cheryl D. Wise
Christoph Schneegans
Dave Beauchemin
David J. Berry
Gregory A. Beamer
Jack Brewster
James S. Huggins
Jens Peter Karlsen
Jim Buyens
Jon Spivey
Kathleen Anderson
----------->>>>>>>>Kevin Spencer
Louise Villeneuve
Mark E. Fitzpatrick
Paul Colligan
Riccardo Rausch
Stefan B. Rusynko
Stephen Travis
Thomas A. Rowe
Thomas D. Willett
Tiffany K Edmonds
Tom Lee, Jr



--
Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
*** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***



"joe" <contact_by_Newsgroup_only.please> wrote in message
news:OWz8cbiUDHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> Shouldn't people who use the term Microsoft MVP be required to list also

the

> software they have been awarded MVP for?
>
>

[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;mvpaward&style=toc#faq1160[/url]

>
>
> Your signature implies that you are an MVP in .NET I don't find you
> listed at the above link.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> news:ensliSiUDHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > Yes, I do have a suggestion. A web page is a device for human

interaction.

> > In this case, you don't need any human interaction. What you need to do

is

> > to write a service, executable, or script that does this. If a service,

it

> > can run continuously as your other services do. If it's an executable or

a

> > script, you can schedule it with Task Scheduler.
> >
> > --
> > HTH,
> >
> > Kevin Spencer
> > Microsoft MVP
> > .Net Developer
> > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > Big things are made up of
> > lots of little things.
> >
> > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > news:zMWTa.33863$Ii1.12939@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...

> > > I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the

database,

> it

> > > checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an

HTML

> > > email to them.
> > >
> > > I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any

way

> to

> > > do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)
> > >
> > > N.B.
> > >
> > > "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > > news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it, it

> > can't

> > > > run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously, and

> put

> > > in
> > > > a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour, that

> > would

> > > > do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're

barking

> > way

> > > > up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do,

and

> > why?

> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > HTH,
> > > >
> > > > Kevin Spencer
> > > > Microsoft MVP
> > > > .Net Developer
> > > > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > > > Big things are made up of
> > > > lots of little things.
> > > >
> > > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > > > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

> > every

> > > > > hour?
> > > > >
> > > > > N.B.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Geoff]

Yes he is but he is not listed in any dotnet newsgroup. Frontage is a
long way from dotnet. he is clearly using the MVP title in the wrong
newsgroup. Being a MVP in frontpage is NOT being a MVP in dotnet technology.





"Elliot M. Rodriguez" <elliotmrodriguez@hotspam.mail.com> wrote in message
news:uXzklkiUDHA.2240@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

> He is a FrontPage MVP. He is listed.
>
> FrontPage
>
> Cheryl D. Wise
> Christoph Schneegans
> Dave Beauchemin
> David J. Berry
> Gregory A. Beamer
> Jack Brewster
> James S. Huggins
> Jens Peter Karlsen
> Jim Buyens
> Jon Spivey
> Kathleen Anderson
> ----------->>>>>>>>Kevin Spencer
> Louise Villeneuve
> Mark E. Fitzpatrick
> Paul Colligan
> Riccardo Rausch
> Stefan B. Rusynko
> Stephen Travis
> Thomas A. Rowe
> Thomas D. Willett
> Tiffany K Edmonds
> Tom Lee, Jr
>
>
>
> --
> Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
> *** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***
>
>
>
> "joe" <contact_by_Newsgroup_only.please> wrote in message
> news:OWz8cbiUDHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > Shouldn't people who use the term Microsoft MVP be required to list also

> the

> > software they have been awarded MVP for?
> >
> >

>

[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;mvpaward&style=toc#faq1160[/url]

> >
> >
> > Your signature implies that you are an MVP in .NET I don't find you
> > listed at the above link.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > news:ensliSiUDHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > > Yes, I do have a suggestion. A web page is a device for human

> interaction.

> > > In this case, you don't need any human interaction. What you need to

do

> is

> > > to write a service, executable, or script that does this. If a

service,

> it

> > > can run continuously as your other services do. If it's an executable

or

> a

> > > script, you can schedule it with Task Scheduler.
> > >
> > > --
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Kevin Spencer
> > > Microsoft MVP
> > > .Net Developer
> > > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > > Big things are made up of
> > > lots of little things.
> > >
> > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > news:zMWTa.33863$Ii1.12939@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> > > > I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the

> database,

> > it

> > > > checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an

> HTML

> > > > email to them.
> > > >
> > > > I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any

> way

> > to

> > > > do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)
> > > >
> > > > N.B.
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it,

it

> > > can't
> > > > > run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously,

and

> > put

> > > > in
> > > > > a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour,

that

> > > would
> > > > > do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're

> barking

> > > way
> > > > > up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do,

> and

> > > why?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > HTH,
> > > > >
> > > > > Kevin Spencer
> > > > > Microsoft MVP
> > > > > .Net Developer
> > > > > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > > > > Big things are made up of
> > > > > lots of little things.
> > > > >
> > > > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > > > > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically,

say

> > > every
> > > > > > hour?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > N.B.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Kevin Spencer]

If you think that not specifying what software I support in my signature
implies that I have been awarded an MVP award for a certain software or
technology, you are making assumptions. Programmers that make assumptions
make mistakes. Not saying anything implies nothing.

As to what people who are awarded the MVP award SHOULD do, I would think
that your assumption regarding that is also erroneous. Don't you think that,
as Microsoft makes the awards, Microsoft should determine what MVPs should
or should not do?

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
[url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
Big things are made up of
lots of little things.

"joe" <contact_by_Newsgroup_only.please> wrote in message
news:OWz8cbiUDHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> Shouldn't people who use the term Microsoft MVP be required to list also

the

> software they have been awarded MVP for?
>
>

[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;mvpaward&style=toc#faq1160[/url]

>
>
> Your signature implies that you are an MVP in .NET I don't find you
> listed at the above link.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> news:ensliSiUDHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > Yes, I do have a suggestion. A web page is a device for human

interaction.

> > In this case, you don't need any human interaction. What you need to do

is

> > to write a service, executable, or script that does this. If a service,

it

> > can run continuously as your other services do. If it's an executable or

a

> > script, you can schedule it with Task Scheduler.
> >
> > --
> > HTH,
> >
> > Kevin Spencer
> > Microsoft MVP
> > .Net Developer
> > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > Big things are made up of
> > lots of little things.
> >
> > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > news:zMWTa.33863$Ii1.12939@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...

> > > I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the

database,

> it

> > > checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an

HTML

> > > email to them.
> > >
> > > I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any

way

> to

> > > do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)
> > >
> > > N.B.
> > >
> > > "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > > news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it, it

> > can't

> > > > run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously, and

> put

> > > in
> > > > a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour, that

> > would

> > > > do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're

barking

> > way

> > > > up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do,

and

> > why?

> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > HTH,
> > > >
> > > > Kevin Spencer
> > > > Microsoft MVP
> > > > .Net Developer
> > > > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > > > Big things are made up of
> > > > lots of little things.
> > > >
> > > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > > > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

> > every

> > > > > hour?
> > > > >
> > > > > N.B.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Severin]

There is a more elegant way of doing this, IMO

I put a boolean field in the database, that has default value of False named
[sent]

If, when a user opens the 'LoggedOnUserHomePage' the value of [sent] is
checked, if it is False, then this is a NEWLY REGISTERED USER.

Then the page automatically emails the user a validation email (and changes
[sent] to True), with a link to an .aspx that changes another field named
[verified] to True -- then I have two boolean fields [sent]=True and
[verified]=True.

If the email that was [sent] bounces to my email address, I know an invalid
email was entered for that account, and I can easily delete the account.

Severin


"n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:zMWTa.33863$Ii1.12939@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...

> I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the database, it
> checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an HTML
> email to them.
>
> I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any way to
> do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)
>
> N.B.
>
> "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it, it

can't

> > run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously, and put

> in

> > a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour, that

would

> > do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're barking

way

> > up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do, and

why?

> >
> > --
> > HTH,
> >
> > Kevin Spencer
> > Microsoft MVP
> > .Net Developer
> > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > Big things are made up of
> > lots of little things.
> >
> > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

every

> > > hour?
> > >
> > > N.B.
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Kevin Spencer]

Not that it is any of your business, but I was offered to change my MVP
specialization at the last summit. I decided to continue with FrontPage as
FrontPage is a toolkit for developing all kinds of web sites, including web
applications, and there are very few real programmers in that group to help
people with ASP and ASP.Net-related questions. For your information (and
hopefully your satisfaction), I have been a professional Internet Developer
for 7 years, and have co-authored 2 books on Internet programming. I have
worked with ASP.Net and .Net development in general since beta 2 of Visual
Studio.Net, which would be about 2 years now. I am a senior developer for
the company I am presently with, and manage a team of ASP.Net developers.

Not that it is any of your business. Now, can we get back to discussing the
technology that this newgroup supports, instead of the people that support
it?

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
[url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
Big things are made up of
lots of little things.

"TJ" <myemailwon'twork> wrote in message
news:OCJESpiUDHA.2272@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

> Wow! I never noticed that before. That's like listing yourself as an MVP

and

> using the title in a SQL Development newsgroup when you're only an MVP for
> MS Word.....LOL
>
>
>
>
>

[Arnold]

What a phony...Clearly you are trying to take credit for something you have
not earned. You are a fraud!






"Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
news:ehW8jLjUDHA.652@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> If you think that not specifying what software I support in my signature
> implies that I have been awarded an MVP award for a certain software or
> technology, you are making assumptions. Programmers that make assumptions
> make mistakes. Not saying anything implies nothing.
>
> As to what people who are awarded the MVP award SHOULD do, I would think
> that your assumption regarding that is also erroneous. Don't you think

that,

> as Microsoft makes the awards, Microsoft should determine what MVPs should
> or should not do?
>
> --
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> .Net Developer
> [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> Big things are made up of
> lots of little things.
>
> "joe" <contact_by_Newsgroup_only.please> wrote in message
> news:OWz8cbiUDHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > Shouldn't people who use the term Microsoft MVP be required to list also

> the

> > software they have been awarded MVP for?
> >
> >

>

[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;mvpaward&style=toc#faq1160[/url]

> >
> >
> > Your signature implies that you are an MVP in .NET I don't find you
> > listed at the above link.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > news:ensliSiUDHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > > Yes, I do have a suggestion. A web page is a device for human

> interaction.

> > > In this case, you don't need any human interaction. What you need to

do

> is

> > > to write a service, executable, or script that does this. If a

service,

> it

> > > can run continuously as your other services do. If it's an executable

or

> a

> > > script, you can schedule it with Task Scheduler.
> > >
> > > --
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Kevin Spencer
> > > Microsoft MVP
> > > .Net Developer
> > > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > > Big things are made up of
> > > lots of little things.
> > >
> > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > news:zMWTa.33863$Ii1.12939@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> > > > I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the

> database,

> > it

> > > > checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an

> HTML

> > > > email to them.
> > > >
> > > > I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any

> way

> > to

> > > > do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)
> > > >
> > > > N.B.
> > > >
> > > > "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it,

it

> > > can't
> > > > > run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously,

and

> > put

> > > > in
> > > > > a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour,

that

> > > would
> > > > > do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're

> barking

> > > way
> > > > > up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do,

> and

> > > why?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > HTH,
> > > > >
> > > > > Kevin Spencer
> > > > > Microsoft MVP
> > > > > .Net Developer
> > > > > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > > > > Big things are made up of
> > > > > lots of little things.
> > > > >
> > > > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > > > > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically,

say

> > > every
> > > > > > hour?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > N.B.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[John Saunders]

Even if you remove the entire scheduling issue, you've got a more f
undamental one. How are you going to cause an ASP.NET page to send its
output in an HTML e-mail?

--
John Saunders
Internet Engineer
[email]john.saunders@surfcontrol.com[/email]


"n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:zMWTa.33863$Ii1.12939@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...

> I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the database, it
> checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an HTML
> email to them.
>
> I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any way to
> do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)
>
> N.B.
>
> "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it, it

can't

> > run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously, and put

> in

> > a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour, that

would

> > do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're barking

way

> > up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do, and

why?

> >
> > --
> > HTH,
> >
> > Kevin Spencer
> > Microsoft MVP
> > .Net Developer
> > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > Big things are made up of
> > lots of little things.
> >
> > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...

> > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

every

> > > hour?
> > >
> > > N.B.
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Carl Closter]

No ... maybe he is one that believes that fraud is fraud wherever it exists.



"Michael Mayer" <mrmayer at charter dot net> wrote in message
news:vi18cfn9nni024@corp.supernews.com...

> I don't generally read this newsgroup, but for the ones I do (like
> dotnet.languages.csharp), I'm always appreciative to see help from
> people (especially regulars and MVP's) no matter what they're
> signature says. It seems like you'd have to be one pompous idiot to
> start belittling people who are on the newsgroups helping others,
> IMHO.
>
> Thanks Kevin for helping out here!
>
>
>
> "Arnold" <nnn@myaccount.com> wrote in message
> news:OIA0XOjUDHA.584@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > What a phony...Clearly you are trying to take credit for something

> you have

> > not earned. You are a fraud!

>
>

[Severin]

that is an easy one!

I made a simple subroutine that does this

Private Sub SendEmail()
Dim objMM as New Mail.MailMessage
Try
objMM.BodyFormat = Mail.MailFormat.Html
objMM.From = "myemail@domain.com"
objMM.To = "youremail@domain.com"
objMM.Subject = "Verication Email"
objMM.Body = "Build a string that uses html elements like <table><a
href> or others"
'
Mail.SmtpMail.Send(objMM)
Catch ex as Exception
Throw ex
End Try
End Sub




"John Saunders" <john.saunders@surfcontrol.com> wrote in message
news:%238RjcdjUDHA.2284@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> Even if you remove the entire scheduling issue, you've got a more f
> undamental one. How are you going to cause an ASP.NET page to send its
> output in an HTML e-mail?
>
> --
> John Saunders
> Internet Engineer
> [email]john.saunders@surfcontrol.com[/email]
>
>
> "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> news:zMWTa.33863$Ii1.12939@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...

> > I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the database,

it

> > checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an HTML
> > email to them.
> >
> > I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any way

to

> > do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)
> >
> > N.B.
> >
> > "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > > Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it, it

> can't

> > > run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously, and

put

> > in

> > > a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour, that

> would

> > > do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're barking

> way

> > > up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do, and

> why?

> > >
> > > --
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Kevin Spencer
> > > Microsoft MVP
> > > .Net Developer
> > > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > > Big things are made up of
> > > lots of little things.
> > >
> > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

> every

> > > > hour?
> > > >
> > > > N.B.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[John Saunders]

I had the impression that the goal was to e-mail the HTML output of an
ASP.NET Web Form. If not, then I'm sorry for the confusion.

--
John Saunders
Internet Engineer
[email]john.saunders@surfcontrol.com[/email]


"Severin" <sev@sevsamp.com> wrote in message
news:bg400k$3he@library2.airnews.net...

> that is an easy one!
>
> I made a simple subroutine that does this
>
> Private Sub SendEmail()
> Dim objMM as New Mail.MailMessage
> Try
> objMM.BodyFormat = Mail.MailFormat.Html
> objMM.From = "myemail@domain.com"
> objMM.To = "youremail@domain.com"
> objMM.Subject = "Verication Email"
> objMM.Body = "Build a string that uses html elements like

<table><a

> href> or others"
> '
> Mail.SmtpMail.Send(objMM)
> Catch ex as Exception
> Throw ex
> End Try
> End Sub
>
>
>
>
> "John Saunders" <john.saunders@surfcontrol.com> wrote in message
> news:%238RjcdjUDHA.2284@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > Even if you remove the entire scheduling issue, you've got a more f
> > undamental one. How are you going to cause an ASP.NET page to send its
> > output in an HTML e-mail?
> >
> > --
> > John Saunders
> > Internet Engineer
> > [email]john.saunders@surfcontrol.com[/email]
> >
> >
> > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > news:zMWTa.33863$Ii1.12939@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...

> > > I have written an ASPX page which gets the customers from the

database,

> it

> > > checks for new registrants. Then for every registrants, it send an

HTML

> > > email to them.
> > >
> > > I want to make this process automated. So wondering if there is any

way

> to

> > > do it? any other suggestion? (I don't want to use SQLMail)
> > >
> > > N.B.
> > >
> > > "Kevin Spencer" <kevin@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > > news:evIFsohUDHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > Run automatically WHERE? Unless a browser makes a request for it, it

> > can't

> > > > run at all. I suppose if you left a browser opened continuously, and

> put

> > > in
> > > > a META REFRESH tag in the page which refreshed it once an hour, that

> > would

> > > > do what you're talking about. However, I have a feeling you're

barking

> > way

> > > > up the wrong tree here. What is it that you want this page to do,

and

> > why?

> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > HTH,
> > > >
> > > > Kevin Spencer
> > > > Microsoft MVP
> > > > .Net Developer
> > > > [url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
> > > > Big things are made up of
> > > > lots of little things.
> > > >
> > > > "n0sPaM" <n0sPaM@localhost.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:FlWTa.33548$Ii1.6586@news02.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > > > > Is it possible to schedule an .ASPX page to run automatically, say

> > every

> > > > > hour?
> > > > >
> > > > > N.B.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>