VB.Net Console app needs timer

[Scott M.]

Hi,

I'm an old VB6 guy just starting out in VB.Net using Visual Studio
Express. I want to build a simple console app that will create a
simple text file every 10 minutes. I can create the file OK, but how
do I put in the timer so that I can write the file on schedule? The
idea behind this project is to help me monitor remote computers in a
production environment to make sure that they are up and running. I
currently synchronize files on them using DriveHQ.com. What I want to
do is be able to examine my DriveHQ account and see, from what I write
in the text file, that my systems are up and running.

The app coding so far is this;

'create file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt",
String.Empty, False)
'write file header
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", "Heartbeat
File" & vbCrLf, True)
'write current date/time to file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", Now() &
vbCrLf, True)
Scott

[rowe_newsgroups]

On Jul 5, 1:30 pm, "Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote:

Hi,

I'm an old VB6 guy just starting out in VB.Net using Visual Studio
Express. I want to build a simple console app that will create a
simple text file every 10 minutes. I can create the file OK, but how
do I put in the timer so that I can write the file on schedule? The
idea behind this project is to help me monitor remote computers in a
production environment to make sure that they are up and running. I
currently synchronize files on them using DriveHQ.com. What I want to
do is be able to examine my DriveHQ account and see, from what I write
in the text file, that my systems are up and running.

The app coding so far is this;

'create file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt",
String.Empty, False)
'write file header
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", "Heartbeat
File" & vbCrLf, True)
'write current date/time to file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", Now() &
vbCrLf, True)

Scott

This may not be the "proper" way - but I never cared about being
proper. :-)

I would first add a reference to System.Windows. Forms to my project
and do this:

Imports System.Windows. Forms

Module Module1

Sub Main()
Dim t As New Timer
t.Interval = 600000 '// I think 10 minutes = 600,000
milliseconds :-)
AddHandler t.Tick, AddressOf timer_Tick
t.Start()

Application.Run ()
End Sub

Public Sub timer_Tick(ByVa l sender As Object, ByVal e As
EventArgs)
Using writer As New System.IO.Strea mWriter("C:\Tes t.txt")
writer.WriteLin e("Heartbeat File")
writer.WriteLin e(DateTime.Now)
End Using
End Sub

End Module

Thanks,

Seth Rowe

[rowe_newsgroups]

On Jul 5, 1:40 pm, rowe_newsgroups <rowe_em...@yah oo.comwrote:

On Jul 5, 1:30 pm, "Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote:

Hi,

I'm an old VB6 guy just starting out in VB.Net using Visual Studio
Express. I want to build a simple console app that will create a
simple text file every 10 minutes. I can create the file OK, but how
do I put in the timer so that I can write the file on schedule? The
idea behind this project is to help me monitor remote computers in a
production environment to make sure that they are up and running. I
currently synchronize files on them using DriveHQ.com. What I want to
do is be able to examine my DriveHQ account and see, from what I write
in the text file, that my systems are up and running.

The app coding so far is this;

'create file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt",
String.Empty, False)
'write file header
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", "Heartbeat
File" & vbCrLf, True)
'write current date/time to file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", Now() &
vbCrLf, True)

Scott

This may not be the "proper" way - but I never cared about being
proper. :-)

I would first add a reference to System.Windows. Forms to my project
and do this:

Imports System.Windows. Forms

Module Module1

Sub Main()
Dim t As New Timer
t.Interval = 600000 '// I think 10 minutes = 600,000
milliseconds :-)
AddHandler t.Tick, AddressOf timer_Tick
t.Start()

Application.Run ()
End Sub

Public Sub timer_Tick(ByVa l sender As Object, ByVal e As
EventArgs)
Using writer As New System.IO.Strea mWriter("C:\Tes t.txt")
writer.WriteLin e("Heartbeat File")
writer.WriteLin e(DateTime.Now)
End Using
End Sub

End Module

Thanks,

Seth Rowe

I forgot to add - using the System.Windows. Forms timer in a console
project is considered a no-no by some - you can use the other
available timers if you want, but I prefer the simplicity of the Forms
timer.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe

[Egghead]

Why not use the scheduler?

--
cheers,
RL
"Scott M." <qu*****@gmail. comwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ m36g2000hse.goo glegroups.com.. .

Hi,

I'm an old VB6 guy just starting out in VB.Net using Visual Studio
Express. I want to build a simple console app that will create a
simple text file every 10 minutes. I can create the file OK, but how
do I put in the timer so that I can write the file on schedule? The
idea behind this project is to help me monitor remote computers in a
production environment to make sure that they are up and running. I
currently synchronize files on them using DriveHQ.com. What I want to
do is be able to examine my DriveHQ account and see, from what I write
in the text file, that my systems are up and running.

The app coding so far is this;

'create file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt",
String.Empty, False)
'write file header
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", "Heartbeat
File" & vbCrLf, True)
'write current date/time to file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", Now() &
vbCrLf, True)
Scott

[Scott M.]

On Jul 5, 2:41 pm, "Egghead" <robertlo@NO_SH AW.CAwrote:

Why not use the scheduler?

--
cheers,
RL"Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote in message

news:11******** **************@ m36g2000hse.goo glegroups.com.. .

Hi,

I'm an old VB6 guy just starting out in VB.Net using Visual Studio
Express. I want to build a simple console app that will create a
simple text file every 10 minutes. I can create the file OK, but how
do I put in the timer so that I can write the file on schedule? The
idea behind this project is to help me monitor remote computers in a
production environment to make sure that they are up and running. I
currently synchronize files on them using DriveHQ.com. What I want to
do is be able to examine my DriveHQ account and see, from what I write
in the text file, that my systems are up and running.

The app coding so far is this;

'create file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt",
String.Empty, False)
'write file header
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", "Heartbeat
File" & vbCrLf, True)
'write current date/time to file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", Now() &
vbCrLf, True)

Scott- Hide quoted text -

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I am too new to VB2005 to know how to use it. Can you give me a hint?

[Al G]

"Scott M." <qu*****@gmail. comwrote in message
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On Jul 5, 2:41 pm, "Egghead" <robertlo@NO_SH AW.CAwrote:

>Why not use the scheduler?

--
cheers,
RL"Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote in message

news:11******* *************** @m36g2000hse.go oglegroups.com. ..

Hi,

I'm an old VB6 guy just starting out in VB.Net using Visual Studio
Express. I want to build a simple console app that will create a
simple text file every 10 minutes. I can create the file OK, but how
do I put in the timer so that I can write the file on schedule? The
idea behind this project is to help me monitor remote computers in a
production environment to make sure that they are up and running. I
currently synchronize files on them using DriveHQ.com. What I want to
do is be able to examine my DriveHQ account and see, from what I write
in the text file, that my systems are up and running.

The app coding so far is this;

'create file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt",
String.Empty, False)
'write file header
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", "Heartbeat
File" & vbCrLf, True)
'write current date/time to file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", Now() &
vbCrLf, True)

Scott- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I am too new to VB2005 to know how to use it. Can you give me a hint?

Start Menu Settings Control Panel Scheduled Tasks Add Task...

Al G

[Scott M.]

On Jul 5, 3:08 pm, "Al G" <agerha...@char ter.netwrote:

"Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote in message

news:11******** *************@q 75g2000hsh.goog legroups.com...

On Jul 5, 2:41 pm, "Egghead" <robertlo@NO_SH AW.CAwrote:

Why not use the scheduler?

--
cheers,
RL"Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote in message

>news:11******* *************** @m36g2000hse.go oglegroups.com. ..

Hi,

I'm an old VB6 guy just starting out in VB.Net using Visual Studio
Express. I want to build a simple console app that will create a
simple text file every 10 minutes. I can create the file OK, but how
do I put in the timer so that I can write the file on schedule? The
idea behind this project is to help me monitor remote computers in a
production environment to make sure that they are up and running. I
currently synchronize files on them using DriveHQ.com. What I want to
do is be able to examine my DriveHQ account and see, from what I write
in the text file, that my systems are up and running.

The app coding so far is this;

'create file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt",
String.Empty, False)
'write file header
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", "Heartbeat
File" & vbCrLf, True)
'write current date/time to file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", Now() &
vbCrLf, True)

Scott- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I am too new to VB2005 to know how to use it. Can you give me a hint?

Start Menu Settings Control Panel Scheduled Tasks Add Task...

Al G- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Oh, that scheduler. I can use it to launch my tiny program, but I need
the program to write out my heartbeat file every ten minutes. I could
just as easily put my program in the startup folder.

[Mr. Arnold]

"Scott M." <qu*****@gmail. comwrote in message
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On Jul 5, 3:08 pm, "Al G" <agerha...@char ter.netwrote:

>"Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote in message

news:11******* **************@ q75g2000hsh.goo glegroups.com.. .

On Jul 5, 2:41 pm, "Egghead" <robertlo@NO_SH AW.CAwrote:
Why not use the scheduler?

>--
cheers,
RL"Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote in message

>>news:11****** *************** *@m36g2000hse.g ooglegroups.com ...

Hi,

I'm an old VB6 guy just starting out in VB.Net using Visual Studio
Express. I want to build a simple console app that will create a
simple text file every 10 minutes. I can create the file OK, but how
do I put in the timer so that I can write the file on schedule? The
idea behind this project is to help me monitor remote computers in a
production environment to make sure that they are up and running. I
currently synchronize files on them using DriveHQ.com. What I want
to
do is be able to examine my DriveHQ account and see, from what I
write
in the text file, that my systems are up and running.

The app coding so far is this;

'create file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt",
String.Empty, False)
'write file header
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", "Heartbeat
File" & vbCrLf, True)
'write current date/time to file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", Now() &
vbCrLf, True)

Scott- Hide quoted text -

>- Show quoted text -

I am too new to VB2005 to know how to use it. Can you give me a hint?

Start Menu Settings Control Panel Scheduled Tasks Add Task...

Al G- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Oh, that scheduler. I can use it to launch my tiny program, but I need
the program to write out my heartbeat file every ten minutes. I could
just as easily put my program in the startup folder.

What's wrong with using System.Timers name space to create a timer with an
AddressHandler for the time elasped. I done it in console applications.

>

[Chris Dunaway]

On Jul 5, 2:52 pm, "Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote:

On Jul 5, 3:08 pm, "Al G" <agerha...@char ter.netwrote:

"Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote in message

news:11******** *************@q 75g2000hsh.goog legroups.com...

On Jul 5, 2:41 pm, "Egghead" <robertlo@NO_SH AW.CAwrote:
>Why not use the scheduler?

>--
>cheers,
>RL"Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote in message

>>news:11****** *************** *@m36g2000hse.g ooglegroups.com ...

Hi,

I'm an old VB6 guy just starting out in VB.Net using Visual Studio
Express. I want to build a simple console app that will create a
simple text file every 10 minutes. I can create the file OK, but how
do I put in the timer so that I can write the file on schedule? The
idea behind this project is to help me monitor remote computers in a
production environment to make sure that they are up and running. I
currently synchronize files on them using DriveHQ.com. What I want to
do is be able to examine my DriveHQ account and see, from what I write
in the text file, that my systems are up and running.

The app coding so far is this;

'create file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt",
String.Empty, False)
'write file header
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", "Heartbeat
File" & vbCrLf, True)
'write current date/time to file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", Now() &
vbCrLf, True)

Scott- Hide quoted text -

>- Show quoted text -

I am too new to VB2005 to know how to use it. Can you give me a hint?

Start Menu Settings Control Panel Scheduled Tasks Add Task...

Al G- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Oh, that scheduler. I can use it to launch my tiny program, but I need
the program to write out my heartbeat file every ten minutes. I could
just as easily put my program in the startup folder.

But that will only launch your program once. Set the scheduled task
to run your program every 10 minutes. That way, all you need to do in
your program is just create the file and you don't have to worry about
the timer.

Chris

[Scott M.]

On Jul 6, 9:27 am, Chris Dunaway <dunaw...@gmail .comwrote:

On Jul 5, 2:52 pm, "Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote:

On Jul 5, 3:08 pm, "Al G" <agerha...@char ter.netwrote:

"Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote in message

>news:11******* **************@ q75g2000hsh.goo glegroups.com.. .

On Jul 5, 2:41 pm, "Egghead" <robertlo@NO_SH AW.CAwrote:
Why not use the scheduler?

--
cheers,
RL"Scott M." <quan...@gmail. comwrote in message

>news:11******* *************** @m36g2000hse.go oglegroups.com. ..

Hi,

I'm an old VB6 guy just starting out in VB.Net using Visual Studio
Express. I want to build a simple console app that will create a
simple text file every 10 minutes. I can create the file OK, but how
do I put in the timer so that I can write the file on schedule? The
idea behind this project is to help me monitor remote computers in a
production environment to make sure that they are up and running. I
currently synchronize files on them using DriveHQ.com. What I want to
do is be able to examine my DriveHQ account and see, from what I write
in the text file, that my systems are up and running.

The app coding so far is this;

'create file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt",
String.Empty, False)
'write file header
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", "Heartbeat
File" & vbCrLf, True)
'write current date/time to file
My.Computer.Fil eSystem.WriteAl lText("C:\Test. txt", Now() &
vbCrLf, True)

Scott- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I am too new to VB2005 to know how to use it. Can you give me a hint?

Start Menu Settings Control Panel Scheduled Tasks Add Task...

Al G- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Oh, that scheduler. I can use it to launch my tiny program, but I need
the program to write out my heartbeat file every ten minutes. I could
just as easily put my program in the startup folder.

But that will only launch your program once. Set the scheduled task
to run your program every 10 minutes. That way, all you need to do in
your program is just create the file and you don't have to worry about
the timer.

Chris- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I agree with you Chris, but I've looked at Scheduler and I don't think
I can launch a task any more than once per day. Try it by setting up
NotePad or some other app to run, just to see how often you can get it
to run.

Scott