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I had this exact question when I first got started with Calibre. In order to accomplish this I had to write a batch file which I have set to run daily using Windows Scheduled Tasks. Here is my batch file, which you can modify to suit your needs:
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! I have my batch file for Windows XP Home written and working; it may not be the most elegant, but I post it here in case others are interested:
REM --------------------------------------------
REM Set a variable called TODAY with today's date
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REM
for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /T') do set year=%%c
for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /T') do set month=%%a
for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /T') do set day=%%b
set TODAY=%year%-%month%-%day%
REM
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REM Change directories
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REM
cd "C:\Program Files\Calibre2\resources\recipes"
REM
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REM Grab all the recipes for today
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REM
start /wait ebook-convert usatoday.recipe "C:\Program Files\Calibre2\resources\mynews\usatoday\%today%.u satoday.mobi"
start /wait ebook-convert usatoday.recipe "C:\Program Files\Calibre2\resources\mynews\usatoday\%today%.u satoday.epub"
REM
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REM List the Database contents and add new files
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REM
start /wait calibredb list
start /wait calibredb add -1 -d "C:\Program Files\Calibre2\resources\mynews\usatoday"
REM
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REM Make a backup and clean working directory
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REM
copy "C:\Program Files\Calibre2\resources\mynews\usatoday\*.*" "E:\files\eBooks\originals\News\*.*"
del/q "C:\Program Files\Calibre2\resources\mynews\usatoday\*.*"
REM
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REM Exit Gracefully
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REM
exit
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