filesystemwatcher

Notification when a file changes?

Is there some mechanism by which I can be notified (in C#) when a file is modified on the disc? ...

FileSystemWatcher Changed Event not being raised.

I'm working on a Windows Service that watches a few folders for changes, creations, and deletions. It all works well with the exception of one watcher that watches a single file (XML File with Configuration Settings) for minor changes. I tried taking the Windows Service code and putting it into a simple windows application with start/s...

FileSystemWatcher Fails to access network drive.

I am trying to run a file watcher over some server path using windows service. I am using my windows login credential to run the service, and am able to access this "someServerPath" from my login. But when I do that from the FileSystemWatcher it throws: The directory name \someServerPath is invalid" exception. var fileWatcher = ne...

How to watch samba shared folder/drive using filesystemwatcher in windows?

Here is some tricky problem. I am trying to watch a shared folder which is on Linux machine. I am running the program on windows XP which is developed in Visual Studio 2005, VC++ and using FileSystemWatcher class. But it's not raising events for that shared folder at all. Please suggest a solution. ...

Mulitple FileSystemWatchers a good idea?

Hi, I'm writing a mini editor component that is much like Notepad++ or UltraEdit that needs to monitor the files the users open - its a bit slimy, but thats the way it needs to be. Is it wise to use multiple instances of FileSystemWatcher to monitor the open files - again like Notepad++ or UltraEdit or is there a better way to manage t...

Equivalent of FileSystemWatcher (.NET) in Cocoa

Hai all, I am developing an application in Cocoa. I want to constantly check whether the contents of a file in a particular location is changed or not (like FileSystemWatcher in .NET). Please anyone give me a solution ...

File Watcher in Cocoa

Hai all, I am developing an application in cocoa.I want to constantly check whether the contents of a file in a particular location is changed or not (like FileSystemWatcher in .NET).Please anyone give me a solution.I used FSEvent but it monitors only folder for changes...But I need to know whether a file in that folder is changed or not...

How to use command line Matlab from .NET without linking?

I finally discovered a way to use command line Matlab from .NET without linking: Write variables from .NET to a MAT file using David A. Zier's "csmatio" dll. Read the file from Matlab, process it and save the results to a MAT file: var process = new Process() { StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo() { FileName = MatlabExec...

FileSystemWatcher

Hello, I'm facing an issue with filewatcher. My requirement is that when we copy a large folder of size one GB or more than that, FSW should log only one change that folder X has created, but not give the created events of files underneath X. And I wanted to calculate MD5 Checksums of the all those files which are copied with "X" folder....

ObservableCollection FileSystemWatcher ListBox Updating Issue

I have an ObservableCollection that is using a FileSystemWatcher to automatically add other PNG images that have been added to the directories. The ListBox has the ItemsSource databound to the Photos object using the following XAML. <ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource Photos}}" IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True"/> ...

C# FileSystemWatcher And FTP

I monitor files that are dropped on a ftp via filesystem watcher then move to another dir. Now I trigger the copy off the create event of the filesystem watcher but obviously in the case of ftp the create is just a stub file and the data comes in and fills the file as it uploads till complete. Anyone have an elegant solution for this, ...

Incorrect FileSystemWatcher behaviour with Samba

I am using a .NET FileSystemWatcher on a Windows server to watch a folder on a Windows server. I also have access to the same folder from a Linux server using Samba. If I copy a file from the watched folder to somewhere else, a change event is generated for the source file. Is this behaviour correct? It seems to change the 'last accessed...

Detecting moved files using FileSystemWatcher

I realise that FileSystemWatcher does not provide a Move event, instead it will generate a separate Delete and Create events for the same file. (The FilesystemWatcher is watching both the source and destination folders). However how do we differentiate between a true file move and some random creation of a file that happens to have the...

Which user caused FileSystemWatcher events ?

For example, I can catch the Delete event for various files in a folder tree, but how would I go about determining which user caused the delete to happen? I couldn't find anything obvious in the MSDN documentation for FileSystemWatcher, so maybe it is just not possible. I'd be curious if there is a solution however. ...

FileSystemWatcher not monitoring local user folder or temporary internet files folder in Vista (64bit)

Hi Guys, I wrote a test program to monitor my Picture folder which points to c:\users[username]\Pictures and temporary internet files folder for the same user. This is program works perfectly fine if I change the folder to other location like d:\persona_pics. Any idea why events are not being raised when I set the mentioned folder to mo...

OSX Equivalent of WinSCP's Fully-Automated Local-Remote SFTP Sync?

Hello, I fondly remember working with WinSCP and using the fully automated local-to-remote syncing functionality, where the app would monitor a directory hierarchy and send changes to the remote server as they happened. Is there an app available on OSX that accomplishes the same thing? I haven't really been able to find anything. When I...

FileSystemWatcher doesn't recognize Excel SaveAs

I have a simple app using FileSystemWatcher running as a Windows Service. Files are saved to the directory via an excel VB Macro with ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:= "pathToSaveTo" On creation of a new file, the watcher calls a method to process the file void watcher_FileCreated(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e) { w...

FileSystemWatcher does not work properly when many files are added to the directory at the same time...

FileSystemWatcher does not work properly when many files are added to the directory at the same time... The Watcher simply doesn't find all the files in the directory - only if the files are placed in the folder one by one - not if lots of files are copied to the folder at the same time... Is the creation of Threads the solution to the...

How do I know when a file has been modified in a VBA Macro?

Is there a way to watch a file in VBA (which is essentially VB6), so that I know when the file has been modified? -- similar to this only I don't want to know when a file is unused, just when its modified. The answers I've found have recommended using "FileSystemWatcher" and the Win32 API "FindFirstChangeNotification". I can't figure ou...

Automatically compile any Java class when the file is dropped in a directory

I look at a lot of small Java programs. It would be convenient if I could set up a directory (or directory structure) on my Mac where any time I add a .java file, javac automatically runs and attempts to compile that file. I've briefly looked into Automator actions, but found nothing that fits the bill. Then I got to thinking: on my PC, ...