# Gateway script scheduled by a cron expression

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-scheduled-by-a-cron-expression/7341>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 28, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-scheduled-by-a-cron-expression/7341 "2013-09-28T07:46:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-scheduled-by-a-cron-expression/7341/1 "2013-09-28T07:46:41Z")

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I’d like Gateway script scheduled by a crontab expression.

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**Author:** ![pdibenedetto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pdibenedetto/32/6364_2.png) [@pdibenedetto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdibenedetto)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-scheduled-by-a-cron-expression/7341/2 "2013-09-29T00:12:34Z")

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+1

Better any script, not only gateway… maybe add the possibility to configure timer script with cron expression.

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**Author:** ![zackscriven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zackscriven/32/7213_2.png) [@zackscriven](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zackscriven)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-scheduled-by-a-cron-expression/7341/3 "2014-08-04T19:09:49Z")

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[quote=“pdibenedetto”]+1

Better any script, not only gateway… maybe add the possibility to configure timer script with cron expression.[/quote]

+1 I am working on importing a python library for this. no dice yet.