Azure - how do I run a job that calls a function in the webservice every hour?

Question

Im using Microsoft Azure and have a webservice and a SQL Azure db, I want to run a function every hour but not sure how to go about doing this? I assume it has something to

Answer 1

A worker role runs constantly. In your worker role, you should:

1. Check whether or not the function has been run this hour. If so, do nothing.
2. If function has not been executed this hour, execute function.
3. In function, invoke web service and do your dirty work.