Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mot.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!mot!fred From: fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: L.sys time field query re weekdays/weekend Message-ID: <453@mot.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 16:00:52 EST Article-I.D.: mot.453 Posted: Thu Nov 14 16:00:52 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Nov-85 21:19:06 EST References: <446@mot.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ 85282 Lines: 21 > what is not clear (due to narrow examples and limited explication) is > if i can formulate time fields like these: > Wk1700-0800SaSu /* weekday nights and anytime weekends */ following up on the obvious suggestion that we just "try it out", we (the UUCP admin and i) tried this out today (Thursday): Sa1000-1800Th and promptly were told (in LOGFILE) "WRONG TIME TO CALL". one suggestion coming in was to separate with "|" (evidently supported at some sites). so, we tried: Sa1000-1800|Th no dice! well, we'll keep trying and hoping for suggestions from netland. assuming its possible, is the trick the order of days of the week? if so, what order? i failed to mention originally: this is for System V R2 on a VAX. thx. -- << Generic disclaimer >> Fred Christiansen ("Canajun, eh?") @ Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ UUCP: {seismo!terak, trwrb!flkvax, utzoo!mnetor, ihnp4, attunix}!mot!fred ARPA: oakhill!mot!fred@ut-sally.ARPA "Families are Forever"