Tom,
I could really use some more feedback on the options you gave me.
I don't really have time to tackle the .NET plaftorm and programming model
and have the whole marketing departement on my back to sort out a way to
allow us to send automatic email updates to our mailing list (500) whenever
a pages changes.
I decided to build a database app which houses our new boat listings and
records the insertion date etc and hoped to interrogate this to send out the
page alert.
It appears I still need to thus go for your other option which is VB
scheduling component which will monitor files....is there anything
commercially I can tap into as I am not sure I have the necessary skills
(yet) and time to build my own COM in VB 6....
Appreciate some help...
Jason
ps: My remote web host is MaxiumASP running on Win3k. My databases are
Access. Would the Vb scheduler work with the database or merely check the
..asp or htm file for a ModificationDate and then do the alert?
"TomB" <sh*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I assumed you had control of the server.
Are you wanting to watch someone else's website? If so, then nothing I
suggested would work
I thought you wanted to monitor the files on your own server. If so, then
I would use Visual Basic to write a Windows Service that would watch the
folders/files you need to monitor. Again, the .Net framework, has better
tools for this.
"jason" <ja***@catamaranco.com> wrote in message
news:e1****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... Hi Tom,
A windows service? How would this work....I do not have control over IIS
or the remote platform of my web host (although a move to maximumasp.com
may allow this)....how does one utilize windows service to watch a website -
would this be working off my windows OS?
- Jason
"TomB" <sh*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OG**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... The .Net framework has a great object called a FileSystemWatcher, with
which you could easily do what you are asking.
If that's not an option, then you could do like you suggested with the
FSO. A better solution (in my opinion) would be to create a windows service to watch the files for you.
"jason" <ja***@catamaranco.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have any ideas on a PAGE WATCH tool or an application
that > allows a user to be notified when page changes automatically by
email. >
> My immediate thoughts would be to use the FSO object to go in and check > files by date and then generate a CDO script.
>
> Another possibility would be to limit the tool to database portions
of the > site where I can track changes.
>
> But, both approaches are complicated by the need to automatically
notify the
> user when a change is made. A scheduling function...
>
> Any ideas appreciated.
>
> Jason
>
>
