Using Crontab with FoxPro for UNIX

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6

SUMMARY

Without special modifications, FoxPro for UNIX will not function successfully with Crontab (the UNIX scheduling utility). Below is a situation that worked for a specific customer.

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FoxPro for UNIX operates interactively and expects input from the keyboard to continue processing. Crontab schedules events to occur and wants to have the following to work correctly with FoxPro for UNIX:

1. Reroute output to a file.

2. Don't run with NOHUP option on Crontab.

3. Set TERM equal to ANSI.

4. Start FoxPro with the -t switch.