How to Get the Report Emailed Automatically on a Daily Basis

I) To have Web Link Validator email you the reports, first specify the SMTP server name:

1. Select View -> Options -> Connections -> SMTP -> Email sending

2. Specify your SMTP server name or IP-address.

3. Select Addresses

4. Type in the Sender and Recipient information.

5. Click OK to close the Options menu and save the new email settings.

6. Again, select the View -> Options -> Connections -> SMTP -> Email sending item and click the Send button to verify the email delivery settings. The program will notify you of the successful delivery of a test message or display the error message if any.

II) Create a profile:

1. Press the down arrow by the New button and then select New Profile on the list that appears.

2. Click on the corresponding text box and enter the starting URL (this is the only mandatory field; all other settings are set to their default values, which you can modify or leave "as is").

3. Select Auto -> Email Sending.

4. Select the event when the message is to be sent. Also, enter the recipient's name and email address.

Path to the file to save report as can be specified in the profile's Report section: Action -> Profile -> Report.

5. Click the OK button, then save your profile: File -> Save.

III) Create a New task in the Windows' built-in scheduler:

1. Run Task Scheduler: click Start, click Control Panel, click System and Security, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Task Scheduler.

2. In the Actions Pane, click Create Basic Task and follow the instructions in the Create Basic Task Wizard.

3. In the Name text box, enter any name, for example: Web Link Validator, then click Next.

4. Select when you want to start the verification, and then click Next.

5. Select the Start a program option, and then click Next.

6. Click the Browse button and locate the folder with the WebLV.exe file.

Program/script:
"C:\Program Files\Web Link Validator\WebLV.exe"

7. Enter path to a profile and the keys "/start /auto" as the arguments in the Add arguments text box, for example:

Add arguments (optional):
"C:\path\to\MyProfile.wlvs" /start /auto

8. Click Next and then click Finish.

Note: Synopsis and the additional command line parameters are described in the section How to Use the Command Line Interface.