deleting an filewatcher object that was created in code

[Aussie Rules]

Hi

I create a number of filewatchers in my code. I have a need to delete some
of the file watchers, but can not figure out how to do this without stopping
the application and restarting.

To create the filewatcher I have this code.... There doesn't seem to be a
name or index for the filewatch so how do I delete one?

Dim watcher As New FileSystemWatcher()
watcher.Path = strPath
watcher.NotifyFilter = (NotifyFilters.LastAccess Or
NotifyFilters.LastWrite Or NotifyFilters.FileName Or
NotifyFilters.DirectoryName)
watcher.Filter = strFilter

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Aussie,

Simple answer, you cannot change an application without stopping it.

After building you are installing in fact a new application.

Cor

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Hi

I create a number of filewatchers in my code. I have a need to delete some
of the file watchers, but can not figure out how to do this without
stopping the application and restarting.

To create the filewatcher I have this code.... There doesn't seem to be a
name or index for the filewatch so how do I delete one?

Dim watcher As New FileSystemWatcher()
watcher.Path = strPath
watcher.NotifyFilter = (NotifyFilters.LastAccess Or
NotifyFilters.LastWrite Or NotifyFilters.FileName Or
NotifyFilters.DirectoryName)
watcher.Filter = strFilter

[Jack Jackson]

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:13:52 +1000, "Aussie Rules" <au****@nospam.com>
wrote:

>Hi

I create a number of filewatchers in my code. I have a need to delete some
of the file watchers, but can not figure out how to do this without stopping
the application and restarting.

To create the filewatcher I have this code.... There doesn't seem to be a
name or index for the filewatch so how do I delete one?

Dim watcher As New FileSystemWatcher()
watcher.Path = strPath
watcher.NotifyFilter = (NotifyFilters.LastAccess Or
NotifyFilters.LastWrite Or NotifyFilters.FileName Or
NotifyFilters.DirectoryName)
watcher.Filter = strFilter

You would need to remember the reference to the object, probably in a
form property, and then probably call its Dispose method to make it
stop watching.

[Steve Gerrard]

Aussie Rules wrote:

Hi

I create a number of filewatchers in my code. I have a need to delete
some of the file watchers, but can not figure out how to do this
without stopping the application and restarting.

To create the filewatcher I have this code.... There doesn't seem to
be a name or index for the filewatch so how do I delete one?

Dim watcher As New FileSystemWatcher()
watcher.Path = strPath
watcher.NotifyFilter = (NotifyFilters.LastAccess Or
NotifyFilters.LastWrite Or NotifyFilters.FileName Or
NotifyFilters.DirectoryName)
watcher.Filter = strFilter

You should certainly be hanging on to the object; in the case above, the
variable watcher should not be a local variable.

You can disable file watchers (EnableRaisingEvents = False), so there is really
no need to dispose of them, but you need the variable if you want to be able to
control them or dispose of them.