For the example below, you must have the GNU wget utility on your machine. If it is not in the directory in which the script below is located, its location must be specified in your PATH environment variable or in the script itself. Any program that is equivalent to wget may be appropriately substituted. wget is freely available for a variety of computers and operating systems.

If you are running Iguana on Windows, you can use the Scheduled Tasks feature to specify that one or more channels are to be started or stopped at a particular time.

To start or stop channels on schedule, do the following:

• Create a DOS batch command file that starts or stops the specified channels. For example, the following script stops a channel named llp_to_database:

ECHO Off
SETLOCAL
wget -q "http://localhost:6543/status.html?UserName=admin&Password=password&ChannelAction=Stop&ChannelName=llp_to_database"
ENDLOCAL

• Save this batch command file somewhere on your system in a file whose suffix is .bat (for instance, stopchannel.bat).
• In Windows, click Start, and select Control Panel and Scheduled Tasks.
• In the Scheduled Tasks window, double-click Add Scheduled Task. The Scheduled Task Wizard appears:

• Click Next.
• Click Browse.
• In the Select Program to Schedule window, locate the DOS batch command file that you have just created. Click Open.
• Type the name that you want to use to identify the task, and select a radio button to indicate how often the task is to be performed.

• Click Next.
• Select the time and day that you want the task to be started. (The exact fields that appear will depend on how often you will be running the task.) Click Next.
• Type the user name and password of the user that will be running this task. Click Next.
• Click Finish. The task is now scheduled, and your channels will be started or stopped at the specified times.

	For a more general example of a DOS batch command file that can start or stop any or all channels, see Using a DOS Batch Command File to Start/Stop Channels.