Calculating expired appointment times

[mecovey]

I have written a program that manages ambulance dispatching. One of my customers has requested that a warning be displayed whenever a scheduled event has not been completed. Example: Patient is to be picked up at 8:00 but the driver has not reported in by 8:01 I can write a calc that compares the current time to the scheduled time, but I need to run this script on a continuous basis or at least every 5 minutes or so without it being initiated by the operator. Is there a way to do this? Is there a better way to check for expired times and warn the dispatcher other than using a script?

[aldipalo]

Sounds like you may need a PlugIn. Try EventScript (Free), http://www.softs4humans.com/FMPro_Plugins.html

or ScriptFire (Comml).

http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/scriptfire/prodinfo/index.html

HTH

[mecovey]

Thanks for the quick response. The solution is run time and I need to check to be certain the plug ins will run in that format. If so, I think your response was a winner. Thanx

Mike