Currently I am running some perl scripts that pull data back from another
webpage ( http://www.*-*-*.com/ ;  &
http://www.*-*-*.com/ ) and then using
SSI's this data is then pulled back into a shtml page
http://www.*-*-*.com/ ;and like wise for forecasts I
am using a similar script and configuration (
http://www.*-*-*.com/ ) and then with
an SSI formatting it as
http://www.*-*-*.com/ ;- trouble is
this is heavy on the server and thus very slow - what I would like to do is
run a routine to call the cgi files on a timed basis (twice a day) and then
run the shtml with the ssi and then the resultant data into a htm page which
would download much faster, see http://www.*-*-*.com/ ,
hopefully that makes sense...

I'm quite new to perl / scripts etc - and not too sure about running timed
routines, if it's at all possible...

Many thanks in advance

If you're running Linux, have a look at 'man cron'.  If you're running
Win32, there sure must be - uhm - other ways. :)

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