• Binkley.Scd and Binkley.Day

    From Richard Webb@1:116/901 to Mvan Le on Thu May 19 23:39:29 2011
    Hello Mvan,

    On Thu 2039-May-19 19:03, Mvan Le (1:343/41) wrote to All:

    I'm seeking clarification on Binkley.Scd and Binkley.Day.

    What does each file do exactly ? The documentation doesn't state
    their difference; or that the .Day file is perhaps for some DOS
    rollover compatibility feature ...

    AS I understand it binkley.scd is the binary version of your events. Binkley.day is what has been processed that day.

    SO, if you delete both, as you're supposed to be if you
    change your event file, then the e1 event covering that
    period of time *will* run. That's normal behavior.

    I do not know if this will hold if you start binkley with
    the noforce command line, it might not in that case, but
    will rebuild both binary files.

    What I do if i have to rebuild because I've had to change
    the event file is build a temporary batch file that, when
    the e1 exit is taken as it would be, just loops back, and
    restarts the normal batch file that invokes binkleyterm.
    THis way, especially for such events as morning maintenance, etc. we don't confuse things.

    HOpe that's of assistance to you, but the behavior you note
    is normal.


    Regards,
    Richard
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