AutoTask 2000 - Cypress Technologies
Current Version: 3.71
Last Updated...: 07/13/06

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CONTENT
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* OVERVIEW
* INSTALLATION NOTES
* VERSION HISTORY

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OVERVIEW
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Auto Task 2000 is a scheduling service for Windows 95/98/ME/NT40/2000/XP. It is designed to 
automatically run programs at specified times without the need for user interaction. With 
AutoTask’s feature rich functionality, it supports a variety of automation needs. Listed below 
are some of the features support:

* Ability to define multiple commands per each task.
* Run tasks at specified frequency, like daily, weekly, monthly. 
* Run tasks repeatedly at specified intervals such as every xx   minutes and xx hours.
* Run tasks under the system account or user accounts(NT/2000/XP), thereby controlling the 
  resources to which the program will have access.
* Determines whether the tasks should be allowed to interact with any logged-on user 
  (NT/2000/XP).
* Run tasks regardless of whether any user is logged on.
* Run tasks based on whether or not a defined condition is met, such as file exist, file has 
  changed or application running.
* Sends user defined keys to applications to emulate operation that would normally be done by 
  a user interacting with the program. 
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INSTALLATION NOTES
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Most likely the first time you install AutoTask, the installation program will ask you whether or 
not to replace DLLs that are currently in use. You must answer yes and reboot your PC before 
the program will work correctly.

Windows 95/98 users require that DCOM95/DCOM98 be installed. If you have not yet installed 
this Microsoft program, do so before installing AutoTask. You can download these file from the 
following URLs: 
http://www.cypressnet.com/download/dcom95.exe
http://www.cypressnet.com/download/dcom98.exe
Note! 98 users will also need IE5.1 or greater installed.

If installing on Windows NT/2000/XP the installation program will automatically setup AutoTask 
as a service. 

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NOTE TO VERSION 2.xx USERS (UPGRADING)
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As this version has many design changes we recommend highly that you backup your data 
files. The installation is setup to automatically backup the files for you. Simply answer "YES" to 
the backup dialog boxes. If you do not backup your tasks files and decide to return to a 
previous version you will have to recreate the tasks files manually. 

NOTE! If you answer "YES" to backups and install to the same directory you will be able to 
return to the previous version simply by uninstalling.

We have taken great care to automatically convert previous tasks and dat files to the new 
version. However we recommend you review the tasks for correct parameters after the 
installation is complete. 

Where both scheduled and conditions triggers were being used in the previous version you 
will find two task. The original with the scheduled trigger and a new task with the name 
"Trigger for - <originalname>. The command in this trigger tasks will be to call the original task 
command list. 

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VERSION HISTORY
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--VERSION 3.71
* Fixed the problem where the "Check For Update" menu option was missing from the At2admin
  program.
* Fixed an issue where using the "Run Now" menu option did not use the "Suspend 
  Scheduling" option when activated. 
* Create a new "Default Task" file for the installation program. 
* Fixed the issue where the system menu icon in the At2Admin was not showing correctly.

--VERSION 3.70
* This version contains some internal changes to improve performance.

--VERSION 3.68
* Fixed a problem where the QuitProgram command did not work correctly when the targeted 
  process was not running. 
* Fixed and modified various section of code for optimazation purposes.

--VERSION 3.67
* Fixed a problem with one of the components not registering correctly on Windows 98 
  machines.
* Fixed a problem with FileExist where an error was being thrown when the file was checked by
  the service program.

--VERSION 3.65
* Added wildcard support to FileExistAndNotLocked
* Modify the task menu items so that the enable/disable text is shown based on current status... 
* Fixed a problem with a memory leak when using user on network resource to run a task. 

--VERSION 3.62
* Change the help file over from winhelp to htmlhelp
* Fixed a problem where commands were randomly disappearing from the task file after execution. 

--VERSION 3.60
* Fixed some minor performance issues. 

--VERSION 3.54
* Fixed a problem where the administrator program would not completely exit when closed. The 
  problem would only happen if a task was edited. 
* Fixed a problem where if you edited the last command in a list and clicked OK the command 
  would jump up one spot in the list.
* Removed ctrl keys from the right click menu of the main task list window.

--VERSION 3.51
* Fix a problem with the registry import/export function that saves the admin parameters. If 
  application path contain spaces (i.e. c:\program files\at2000\) then the program would error 
  because the import file could not be found.
 
--VERSION 3.50
* New interface for the Admin main window. The new interface is designed to make 
  navigation easier. 
* Fix a problem with how the admin window information is saved when the program is shutdown.
* Also now compatible with Windows 2003

--VERSION 3.12
* Fixed a problem where account information once entered was not being saved correctly under 
  all circumstances.

--VERSION 3.11
* Fixed a bug where command lines would become empty once the admin program was 
  shutdown.
* Fix a bug where command lines would disappear at random.

--VERSION 3.10
* Added new scheduler command “ResetTaskTrigger”. This command will allow users to force the 
  condition trigger of another task to the false position. Making the trigger ready to evaluate the
  condition.
* Fixed a problem with the “delayed startup” command line option.
* Fixed the “RunOnStartup” flag which was not being read correctly when the AutoTask engine
   is started.
* Fixed a problem where the log file view option would not correctly read the file path and name.
* Fixed a problem with interval range. 

--VERSION 3.00
* Internal design change required for all modifications. Also will allow us to add new triggers and 
  commands more easily.
* Added global network accounts so that if a change needs to be made like having to change 
  your network password, you will be able to change the password once in a central location 
  rather than in each tasks. 
* Split the scheduled and condition triggers from the same tasks to individual tasks. Allows for 
  more flexibility in deciding when to run a task.
* Added Scheduler commands that will now allow you to run, enable and disable other tasks. 
  Now you can have a single command list that can be called by multiple triggers. 
