Running script periodically in rails application on windows

Hi all,

I want to execute certain ruby script periodically in my rails
application
running on windows platform.
I wanted to try out backgroundrb, but it seems that the support for
Windows
is deprecated with release 0.2.0 of BackgrounDRb.
The latest release is 0.2.1 & the plugin still doesnt support windows
platform. Can anyone throw more light on this?

Also, can anyone suggest any alternative approach to run ruby script
periodically in rails application on windows platform?

Thanks in advance!

With Best Regards,
Medha.