Note: If you find this built in scheduler is not flexible enough please use the Windows Task Scheduler.
A short video has been prepared covering this topic. However the documentation below is much more comprehensive.
CPPT includes a built in timer that allows you to run a saved Conversion Job at a specified interval anywhere from seconds to months apart. You have the choice of running the job at a specific time, day and date (Calendar Based) or running it periodically every specified time period (Time Based).
Before enabling the scheduler, you must have a conversion job (*.SII) saved to file. Please see the Saving And Restoring A Conversion Job section for instructions on how to create a conversion job file.
IMPORTANT!!! Be certain to REWIND before you save a conversion job file if you want to start from the beginning the next time you load or schedule the file.
Step by Step How To
1. From the Conversion menu item select Schedule A Conversion Job (or simply press F8) to display the job scheduling form shown above.
2. Specify an existing *.SII conversion job file.
3. Select one of the two possible scheduling methods:
Time Based: Use this for jobs that will run continuously every specified time period (e.g. every 35 minutes)
Calendar Based: Use this to select a specific time and day to run the job (e.g. the 3rd day of every month at 10:30 PM).
4. Press Begin to initiate the scheduler.
The title bar of the application will countdown and display the amount of time remaining until the next job is run.
See also:
Scheduling a Conversion Job