Hi everyone,
I have a fairly broad question which I am not sure belongs here, so pardon me if I've put it in the wrong forum.
I have a requirement for running a program (specifically, it is FreeMind, an open-source mind map creation software written in Java) automatically at regular intervals.
I am actually trying to import a folder structure located in a fixed location at regular intervals of time.
In the program, this would involve going to the File > Import > Folder Structure option in the main menu, and then entering a folder name in the dialog box that appears (a standard file chooser dialog). After the importing is completed, I need to save the file using the File > Save As.. option into a predetermined location.
I need to do all this automatically using some sort of script or job that runs on a server containing the folder structure that I want to import.
I have never done this kind of programming before, so what is the quickest and most hassle-free way to achieve this? I'm on Windows and this script that I write will reside within a web application that uses Tomcat as its application server.
I am also open to using software to achieve the above sequence of steps automatically, but I would prefer it to be freeware since there is hardly a budget to this project and I am due for delivery soon as far as the schedule is concerned (which means it will be difficult for me to cut through the red-tape and get the go ahead from my the clients for any investment that is required to achieve this functionality).
Thanks a bunch as always.
I have a fairly broad question which I am not sure belongs here, so pardon me if I've put it in the wrong forum.
I have a requirement for running a program (specifically, it is FreeMind, an open-source mind map creation software written in Java) automatically at regular intervals.
I am actually trying to import a folder structure located in a fixed location at regular intervals of time.
In the program, this would involve going to the File > Import > Folder Structure option in the main menu, and then entering a folder name in the dialog box that appears (a standard file chooser dialog). After the importing is completed, I need to save the file using the File > Save As.. option into a predetermined location.
I need to do all this automatically using some sort of script or job that runs on a server containing the folder structure that I want to import.
I have never done this kind of programming before, so what is the quickest and most hassle-free way to achieve this? I'm on Windows and this script that I write will reside within a web application that uses Tomcat as its application server.
I am also open to using software to achieve the above sequence of steps automatically, but I would prefer it to be freeware since there is hardly a budget to this project and I am due for delivery soon as far as the schedule is concerned (which means it will be difficult for me to cut through the red-tape and get the go ahead from my the clients for any investment that is required to achieve this functionality).
Thanks a bunch as always.
