File menu

The File menu presents options for managing files and exiting the Scheduler.

Menu item	Description
Open LPD File	Load a selected old Scheduler format (LPD) file and do the following actions: Converts the file into tasks in the new Scheduler format. Displays the tasks. Writes the directory of the LPD file into the file named $taskdir.dat. Updates the task list in the Scheduler engine. Stops the Scheduler engine. When a user changes a task, the task will be saved to the directory in $taskdir.dat. Start the Scheduler engine to run tasks. Set Workdays and Holidays from the Scheduler Properties window.
Save Tasks	Save these tasks into the directory where the LPD file is located.
Save Tasks to	Save these tasks into a directory selected by the user.
Load Tasks from	Load tasks from a selected directory and do the following actions: Update the display. Update the task list. Update the directory in $taskdir.dat Start the Scheduler engine (if it is not operating).
Exit	Exit the Scheduler application.

The default task directory is the subdirectory “tasks” of the directory where autotask.exe is located. If the current task directory is this default directory and any task file in the directory is changed, Scheduler will reload the tasks to update the changes. If the current task directory is not the default directory, the file changes will not impact the display and the schedule.