Schedule book publication in ASCII files

Hi all,
Is there any way to schedule the extraction of reports to ascii files, using the book publication tool, or any other?
I´m trying to extract some reports using this tool. There is no problem using the "publish now" option, and i´m able to save the .txt files in the right route, but i´ll like to program this action, to be executed automatically in a certain date, every month. Is there any possibility?
Thanks for all,
Alfonso

Hi,
There is an existing functionality inside the Book Publication wizard to schedule a publication, but in fact, you can only generate PDF or HTM files. ASCII generation seems only possible using the "Publish Now" button, and not the "Schedule" button.
By the way, what is the scenario that forces you to generate ASCII files? Would it be possible for you to maybe use the Scheduling area of the Book publication, meaning that you will only have PDF or HTM files generated?
Hope this helps.
Kind Regards,
Patrick

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