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RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)

#1

Post by thunderbong » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 2:06 PM UTC

RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)
nirsoft.net

Re: RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)

#2

Post by janci » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 2:54 PM UTC

I started Firefox with it set to 2000 and all webpages now have blinking and scrolling text!

Re: RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)

#3

Post by 1f60c » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 2:55 PM UTC

When would this be useful?

Re: RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)

#4

Post by 0xEFF » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 2:57 PM UTC

1f60c wrote: post #3

When would this be useful?

Unit testing.

Re: RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)

#5

Post by ghoward » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 2:57 PM UTC

1f60c wrote: post #3

When would this be useful?

Testing.

Maybe a bug only appears around midnight, or near Easter. This makes that easier to reproduce.

Re: RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)

#6

Post by theden » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 3:00 PM UTC

Is there an equivalent tool for *nix OSes?

Re: RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)

#7

Post by kburman » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 3:00 PM UTC

1f60c wrote: post #3

When would this be useful?

Run some trail software forever.

Re: RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)

#8

Post by janci » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 3:01 PM UTC

1f60c wrote: post #3

When would this be useful?

I would need RunAsTimezone

Re: RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)

#9

Post by jarenmf » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 3:02 PM UTC

theden wrote: post #6

Is there an equivalent tool for *nix OSes?

faketime '2008-12-24 01:15:43' /bin/date

Re: RunAsDate – Run a program with the specified date/time (2019)

#10

Post by OJFord » Sun, Aug 08, 2021, 3:02 PM UTC

1f60c wrote: post #3

When would this be useful?

Fixing things like:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cupsys/+bug/255161...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

Testing features like:

- night mode

- calendar 'today' visualisation on different days of month etc.

Cheating like:

https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/hacking-time-spee...

https://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-extend-the-trial-period-o...

In that last link, #1 is actually (coincidentally, that wasn't in my search) the software submitted here.