File Watcher returns LOWER CASE only.

[jimdscudder]

I am using a file watcher to watch for files changing. My problem is: the
string file info returned is all LOWER CASE.

Below is the important part of the code?

Any suggestions?

using System;

using System.Collecti ons;

using System.Componen tModel;

using System.Data;

using System.Diagnost ics;

using System.ServiceP rocess;

using System.IO;

using System.Runtime. InteropServices ;

private void InitializeCompo nent()

{

this.fileSystem Watcher1 = new
System.IO.FileS ystemWatcher();

((System.Compon entModel.ISuppo rtInitialize)(t his.fileSystemW atcher1)).Begin Init();

//

// fileSystemWatch er1

//

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Enable RaisingEvents = true;

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Includ eSubdirectories = true;

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Path = "C:\\";

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Filter = "*.*";

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Delete d += new
System.IO.FileS ystemEventHandl er(this.fileSys temWatcher1_Del eted);

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Rename d += new
System.IO.Renam edEventHandler( this.fileSystem Watcher1_Rename d);

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Change d += new
System.IO.FileS ystemEventHandl er(this.fileSys temWatcher1_Cha nged);

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Create d += new
System.IO.FileS ystemEventHandl er(this.fileSys temWatcher1_Cre ated);

this.CanHandleP owerEvent = true;

this.CanPauseAn dContinue = true;

this.CanShutdow n = true;

this.ServiceNam e = "FileSysWat ch";

((System.Compon entModel.ISuppo rtInitialize)(t his.fileSystemW atcher1)).EndIn it();

private void fileSystemWatch er1_Changed(obj ect sender,
System.IO.FileS ystemEventArgs e)

{

name = e.Name; //??LOWER CASE ONLY!!

}

[Lebesgue]

Your problem is that it returns only files which are lower case or makes all
file names lower case?
If it returns name in lower case, it's no problem, file names are not case
sensitive in Windows.

"jimdscudde r" <ji*********@no spam.nospam> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..

I am using a file watcher to watch for files changing. My problem is: the
string file info returned is all LOWER CASE.

Below is the important part of the code?

Any suggestions?

using System;

using System.Collecti ons;

using System.Componen tModel;

using System.Data;

using System.Diagnost ics;

using System.ServiceP rocess;

using System.IO;

using System.Runtime. InteropServices ;

private void InitializeCompo nent()

{

this.fileSystem Watcher1 = new
System.IO.FileS ystemWatcher();

((System.Compon entModel.ISuppo rtInitialize)(t his.fileSystemW atcher1)).Begin I
nit();
//

// fileSystemWatch er1

//

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Enable RaisingEvents = true;

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Includ eSubdirectories = true;

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Path = "C:\\";

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Filter = "*.*";

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Delete d += new
System.IO.FileS ystemEventHandl er(this.fileSys temWatcher1_Del eted);

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Rename d += new
System.IO.Renam edEventHandler( this.fileSystem Watcher1_Rename d);

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Change d += new
System.IO.FileS ystemEventHandl er(this.fileSys temWatcher1_Cha nged);

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Create d += new
System.IO.FileS ystemEventHandl er(this.fileSys temWatcher1_Cre ated);

this.CanHandleP owerEvent = true;

this.CanPauseAn dContinue = true;

this.CanShutdow n = true;

this.ServiceNam e = "FileSysWat ch";

((System.Compon entModel.ISuppo rtInitialize)(t his.fileSystemW atcher1)).EndIn i
t();
private void fileSystemWatch er1_Changed(obj ect sender,
System.IO.FileS ystemEventArgs e)

{

name = e.Name; //??LOWER CASE ONLY!!

}

[jimdscudder]

The problem is i use this to back up files and I world like the backed up
files and paths to reflect the case they were first in.

"Lebesgue" <no****@spam.jp > wrote in message
news:uk******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...

Your problem is that it returns only files which are lower case or makes
all
file names lower case?
If it returns name in lower case, it's no problem, file names are not case
sensitive in Windows.

"jimdscudde r" <ji*********@no spam.nospam> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..

I am using a file watcher to watch for files changing. My problem is:
the
string file info returned is all LOWER CASE.

Below is the important part of the code?

Any suggestions?

using System;

using System.Collecti ons;

using System.Componen tModel;

using System.Data;

using System.Diagnost ics;

using System.ServiceP rocess;

using System.IO;

using System.Runtime. InteropServices ;

private void InitializeCompo nent()

{

this.fileSystem Watcher1 = new
System.IO.FileS ystemWatcher();

((System.Compon entModel.ISuppo rtInitialize)(t his.fileSystemW atcher1)).Begin I
nit();

//

// fileSystemWatch er1

//

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Enable RaisingEvents = true;

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Includ eSubdirectories = true;

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Path = "C:\\";

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Filter = "*.*";

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Delete d += new
System.IO.FileS ystemEventHandl er(this.fileSys temWatcher1_Del eted);

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Rename d += new
System.IO.Renam edEventHandler( this.fileSystem Watcher1_Rename d);

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Change d += new
System.IO.FileS ystemEventHandl er(this.fileSys temWatcher1_Cha nged);

this.fileSystem Watcher1.Create d += new
System.IO.FileS ystemEventHandl er(this.fileSys temWatcher1_Cre ated);

this.CanHandleP owerEvent = true;

this.CanPauseAn dContinue = true;

this.CanShutdow n = true;

this.ServiceNam e = "FileSysWat ch";

((System.Compon entModel.ISuppo rtInitialize)(t his.fileSystemW atcher1)).EndIn i
t();

private void fileSystemWatch er1_Changed(obj ect sender,
System.IO.FileS ystemEventArgs e)

{

name = e.Name; //??LOWER CASE ONLY!!

}

[Nick Malik [Microsoft]]

"jimdscudde r" <ji*********@no spam.nospam> wrote in message
news:uo******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

The problem is i use this to back up files and I world like the backed up
files and paths to reflect the case they were first in.

I believe that you can get the original case of the filename by creating a
File object using the filename passed in. Not sure, though. Try it.

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[mattmc3]

I've been struggling with this too, but the solution is dead simple if
you're willing to reference a COM component from your .NET project.
Here are the steps:

1.) Add a reference to your project to the "Microsoft Scripting
Runtime" COM object
2.) Build the following function:

public string GetCaseSensitiv ePath(string path) {
Scripting.FileS ystemObjectClas s fso = new FileSystemObjec tClass();
return fso.GetAbsolute PathName(path);
}
3.) Build a helper function to fix your FileSystemEvent Args object:

private FileSystemEvent Args FixFileSystemEv entArgs(FileSys temEventArgs
e) {
string path = GetCaseSensitiv eFilePath(e.Ful lPath);
return new FileSystemEvent Args(e.ChangeTy pe,
Path.GetDirecto ryName(path), Path.GetFileNam e(path));
}
This one took me forever to figure out. I even built my own path
parser, but I'll take a pre-built 2 liner from classic VBScript over
maintaining that parser any day, even if it does seem icky to reference
a COM component from C#.

- Matt McElheny