C# File monitoring

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I have a requirement to monitor a folder for new files. Just looking for a
suggestion on which approach you would take on design.

1. Using windows services to write a .NET service that automatically looks
for new files every x mins via a timer, etc.
2. Using task scheduled to write a .NET exe that is scheduled to run at a
set interval.

This app will monitor a directory for new files and when found insert them
into a DB then delete them from the directory. I think either approach will
accomplish the task, just looking for opinions and/or other suggestions to
approach this simple task.

Thanks

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

"Chris Fink" <Ch*******@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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I have a requirement to monitor a folder for new files.

OK.

I think either approach will accomplish the task,

More than likely...

just looking for opinions and/or other suggestions to approach this simple
task.

Everything you need is already built into the .NET Framework:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...eSystemWatcher
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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net