Watching a file

[John Dann]

I need to watch a specific file that updates at irregular intervals
and raise an event when an update happens (ie file date/time stamp
changes). I had heard that there is a native method in .Net for doing
just this but can't see it. Anyone able to help please?

JGD

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Check out the FileSystemWatcher class

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[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

There is a filesystemwatcher in the componets tab of the toolbox.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../frlrfsystemiofilesystemwatcherclasstopic.asp

Ken

 

[chris]

I need to watch a specific file that updates at irregular intervals
and raise an event when an update happens (ie file date/time stamp
changes). I had heard that there is a native method in .Net for doing
just this but can't see it. Anyone able to help please?

JGD

You might check out System.IO.FileSystemWatcher(). An example can be found
here: http://abstractvb.com/code.asp?A=1081

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I need to watch a specific file that updates at irregular intervals
and raise an event when an update happens (ie file date/time stamp
changes). I had heard that there is a native method in .Net for doing
just this but can't see it. Anyone able to help please?

FileSystemWatcher Class (.NET Framework)
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemiofilesystemwatcherclasstopic.asp>