The automatic processing, start options, enable Access Maintainer to begin processing on a scheduled cycle at a specified date and type. This allows you to compact all your databases overnight while your not using your machine. This will ensure that your databases are always compact when you want to use them.

• Select the "Timer Start" box to turn autostart on.
• Set the start time in 24hr time ie. 2330 will begin processing at 11:30pm
• Set the number of days between processing. This means that after the completion of processing, Access Maintainer will begin processing again after the specified number of days has elapsed.
• Set the date on which the next processing run should be started (this date will be automatically incremented by the specified cycle days after processing on that date is complete).

External Scheduling Program
Another option to schedule processing is to use the Windows NT / 98 scheduler which allows applications to be run on a specified cycle. This can be achieved by specifying the /r command line parameter. Ie. "access maintainer.exe /r"
This will allow access maintainer to start, complete the processing specified in the options and close the program on completion.

(THE \R PARAMETER IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE REGISTERED VERSION OF ACCESS MAINTAINER) see Command Line Parameters