From: Robert Klemme Date: 2008-12-06T00:15:15+09:00 Subject: Re: Force a program to stop if runtime exceeds given duration 2008/12/5 Glen Holcomb : > However if the thread or timeout suggestions don't work for > you it might be possible to adjust Robert's suggestion to run as a Windows > Task. I don't know if you can put a time limit on a task though (don't use > them very often). I believe Windows has also a scheduling service. So you could use that instead of cron. Cheers robert -- remember.guy do |as, often| as.you_can - without end