>>>Then the windows scheduler will be the approach (if customer approves, of course).
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>This year we replaced a 24/7 service-with-timer app that kept stalling in the night. Reasons included database backups, server restarts and other routine events that affect an app running 24/7. Point this out to the customer- that using a schedule inste,ad, means they can manage systems as they please without worrying whether it takes the service down.
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>The other possibility is something like "Alwaysup" that supposedly restarts a service if it hangs and raises alerts if things go really bad. Have not tried it.
Thank you for your input.
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