Event timer for Leopard or Tiger?

Hey all,
I want to create an Automator script that will execute at a certain time. Is there a Unix command for this?
Thanks,
-Dan Uff

You can use "cron" to schedule events in unix. I don't know the exact syntax, but you can google it, or check out the man page ("man cron" in Terminal). You can also use iCal to schedule an event, and set the alarm to be "Open file" and then choose your Automator workflow to run.

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