Script to do timed shutdown of an app running on Win XP.

• Project ID:

  779062

• Project Type:

  Fixed

• Budget:

  $30-$250 USD
  

Project Description:

Environment:
Mac Intel > Mac OS X > Boot Camp partition > VMware Fusion 2.0.5 > Windows XP VM > Quicken application.

Problem statement:
I have Mac OS set up to shut the machine down each night at a certain time. If the VM and App are still running at the time the Mac initiates the shutdown, the shut down fails. Therefore the machine stays on all night.

Required functionality:
A means to initiate shutdown of the particular application daily at a designated time, so that the VM and App are not present when the Mac OS initiates auto shutdown.
A means to set the desired shutdown time.
Settings to remain remain intact and execute each day without further intervention.
The need it to not execute (or fail and exit cleanly) if the VM and App aren't present, so that the environment is left in a condition that allows the nightly shutdown to complete normally.
Documented script (if applicable) so I can learn a little about it.
Instructions for installing the script or code.

I think the solution is probably a script that VMware fusion would execute, but there may be other technical approaches. If there is a freeware solution for this, I would pay a (reasonable) finder's fee in such a case.

Skills required:

Perl, Python, Script Install, Shell Script