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Using the code below I am able to monitor a single directory for a new file
and then kick-off a process to deal with the file. The question is??? How
would I modify this code to be able to monitor a couple of different
directories and based upon the directory where the new file is created
kick-off a process

Example:

File A in Directory B starts process C

File F in Directory X starts process Y

Thanks



using System;

using System.IO;

using FileProcessor;

namespace DirectoryMonito rConsole

{

/// <summary>

/// Summary description for Class1.

/// </summary>

public class DirectoryMonito rConsole

{

private File_Processor objFileProcesso r;

/// <summary>

/// Used as a test application for the Directory Monitor Service

/// </summary>

[STAThread]

public static void Main()

{

// Define the directory to monitor

FileSystemWatch er watcher = new FileSystemWatch er();

watcher.Path = @"c:\FTPIN\PSIF L";

//watcher.Path = @"d:\FTPIN\PSIF L";

// Define what to monitor

watcher.NotifyF ilter = NotifyFilters.D irectoryName | NotifyFilters.F ileName;

// Define file filter

watcher.Filter = "*.*";// look for any new file

// Define event handlers

watcher.Created += new FileSystemEvent Handler(OnChang ed);

// Begin watching the directory

watcher.EnableR aisingEvents = true;

// Wait for the user to quit the program

Console.WriteLi ne(@"Press q to quit this program");

while(Console.R ead()!='q');

}
/// <summary>

/// Event handler for a new file put into the directory that is being
monitored

/// </summary>

/// <param name="source"></param>

/// <param name="e"></param>

private static void OnChanged(objec t source, FileSystemEvent Args e)

{

Console.WriteLi ne("File: {0} {1}!", e.FullPath, e.ChangeType);

// Get the name of the new file

// Make a reference to a directory

DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@ "c:\FTPIN\PSIFL ");

//DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@ "c:\FTPIN\PSIFL ");

// Get a reference for each file in the directory

FileInfo[] fi = di.GetFiles();

string strFileName = fi[0].ToString();

fi = null;

di = null;

File_Processor objFileProcesso r = new
FileProcessor.F ile_Processor(s trFileName);

objFileProcesso r = null;

}

}

}
Nov 16 '05 #1
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Jack,

I would just take a command-line argument specifying the directory to
watch. That way, when you kick off the process, you can pass in the new
directory that that process should watch.

Hope this helps.
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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m

"Jack David" <JD****@NordisD irect.com> wrote in message
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Using the code below I am able to monitor a single directory for a new file and then kick-off a process to deal with the file. The question is??? How
would I modify this code to be able to monitor a couple of different
directories and based upon the directory where the new file is created
kick-off a process

Example:

File A in Directory B starts process C

File F in Directory X starts process Y

Thanks



using System;

using System.IO;

using FileProcessor;

namespace DirectoryMonito rConsole

{

/// <summary>

/// Summary description for Class1.

/// </summary>

public class DirectoryMonito rConsole

{

private File_Processor objFileProcesso r;

/// <summary>

/// Used as a test application for the Directory Monitor Service

/// </summary>

[STAThread]

public static void Main()

{

// Define the directory to monitor

FileSystemWatch er watcher = new FileSystemWatch er();

watcher.Path = @"c:\FTPIN\PSIF L";

//watcher.Path = @"d:\FTPIN\PSIF L";

// Define what to monitor

watcher.NotifyF ilter = NotifyFilters.D irectoryName | NotifyFilters.F ileName;
// Define file filter

watcher.Filter = "*.*";// look for any new file

// Define event handlers

watcher.Created += new FileSystemEvent Handler(OnChang ed);

// Begin watching the directory

watcher.EnableR aisingEvents = true;

// Wait for the user to quit the program

Console.WriteLi ne(@"Press q to quit this program");

while(Console.R ead()!='q');

}
/// <summary>

/// Event handler for a new file put into the directory that is being
monitored

/// </summary>

/// <param name="source"></param>

/// <param name="e"></param>

private static void OnChanged(objec t source, FileSystemEvent Args e)

{

Console.WriteLi ne("File: {0} {1}!", e.FullPath, e.ChangeType);

// Get the name of the new file

// Make a reference to a directory

DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@ "c:\FTPIN\PSIFL ");

//DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@ "c:\FTPIN\PSIFL ");

// Get a reference for each file in the directory

FileInfo[] fi = di.GetFiles();

string strFileName = fi[0].ToString();

fi = null;

di = null;

File_Processor objFileProcesso r = new
FileProcessor.F ile_Processor(s trFileName);

objFileProcesso r = null;

}

}

}

Nov 16 '05 #2
There are two ways I can think of to solve this problem. One way would be
to create another FileSystemWatch er for the other directory. The other
option would be to have you FileSystemWatch er monitor a directory higher up
in the hierarchy and then start the appropriate process based on where the
file was created. Something like this (pseudocode):

Monitor c:\root1
if new file created in c:\root1\subdir 1 do process A
else if new file created in c:\root1\subdir 2 do process B
else ...

Of course, this watches all files created in c:\root1, so depending on how
much activity that directory gets this might be more expensive than
watching the two specific directories. This also assumes that the
directories to watch are located in a common directory. One could watch
the root drive, but I think that would be way too expensive, but I don't
have any data to back that up.

hth

-Joel
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Using the code below I am able to monitor a single directory for a new file
and then kick-off a process to deal with the file. The question is??? How
would I modify this code to be able to monitor a couple of different
directories and based upon the directory where the new file is created
kick-off a process

Example:

File A in Directory B starts process C

File F in Directory X starts process Y

Thanks



using System;

using System.IO;

using FileProcessor;

namespace DirectoryMonito rConsole

{

/// <summary>

/// Summary description for Class1.

/// </summary>

public class DirectoryMonito rConsole

{

private File_Processor objFileProcesso r;

/// <summary>

/// Used as a test application for the Directory Monitor Service

/// </summary>

[STAThread]

public static void Main()

{

// Define the directory to monitor

FileSystemWatc her watcher = new FileSystemWatch er();

watcher.Path = @"c:\FTPIN\PSIF L";

//watcher.Path = @"d:\FTPIN\PSIF L";

// Define what to monitor

watcher.Notify Filter = NotifyFilters.D irectoryName | NotifyFilters.F ileName;
// Define file filter

watcher.Filt er = "*.*";// look for any new file

// Define event handlers

watcher.Create d += new FileSystemEvent Handler(OnChang ed);

// Begin watching the directory

watcher.Enable RaisingEvents = true;

// Wait for the user to quit the program

Console.WriteL ine(@"Press q to quit this program");

while(Console. Read()!='q');

}
/// <summary>

/// Event handler for a new file put into the directory that is being
monitored

/// </summary>

/// <param name="source"></param>

/// <param name="e"></param>

private static void OnChanged(objec t source, FileSystemEvent Args e)

{

Console.WriteL ine("File: {0} {1}!", e.FullPath, e.ChangeType);

// Get the name of the new file

// Make a reference to a directory

DirectoryInf o di = new DirectoryInfo(@ "c:\FTPIN\PSIFL ");

//DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@ "c:\FTPIN\PSIFL ");

// Get a reference for each file in the directory

FileInfo[] fi = di.GetFiles();

string strFileName = fi[0].ToString();

fi = null;

di = null;

File_Process or objFileProcesso r = new
FileProcessor. File_Processor( strFileName);

objFileProcess or = null;

}

}

}

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