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Old 11-18-2007
Computer cron question
folks;
This might sounds stupid, but i tried few ways to solve it without luck.
I need to run a job on the first Saturday of every month at 10 pm. so far i'm not sure what am i doing wrong, but every time i set it, it always run every Saturday instead of the first Saturday of every month.

Any help would be great.
# 2  
Old 11-18-2007
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0 10 1-7 * 6

Smilie
# 3  
Old 11-18-2007
That will run on the first seven days of each month and on every Saturday. This is discussed in the FAQ article on cron and that article has a link to a thread with one solution. This is why we wish folks would read the FAQ's.
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Old 11-19-2007
I already have that but it doesn't work.
that's what i have:
0 22 1-7 * 6
# 5  
Old 11-19-2007
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Originally Posted by moe2266
I already have that but it doesn't work.
that's what i have:
0 22 1-7 * 6
And I already mentioned that this is discussed in the FAQ.
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