Cannot Monitor Word Docs Using FileSystemWatcher
Sep 27, 2011
I have a folder that contains multiple word documents. I need to monitor this folder for any changes in these word documents. I am facing the following problems.
File system watcher never reports the exact name of file being changed. For example for file abc.doc, it reports "~$abc.doc is changed" on first save.For all subsequent saves to that file, OnChanged event in the following code is not called. When I changed the filter to watcher.Filter = ".", I found that for subsequent saves, it reports "~WRL0001.tmp is changed".
So the bottom line is that I never know the exact name of the file changed.[code]...
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Apr 15, 2011
Can i monitor changes to the registry like monitoring the files and folders using filesystemwatcher?
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Is it possible to build a search engine to use on a DVD that contains Word documents, text documents, etc.? Say I wanted to find all documents with the name "James" in them. In the search box I would type "James", and it would return the results of everywhere James is found. Or suppose I wanted to find all Land Deeds where James is found, is that possible? All search engine examples that I have seen on VB Help has to do with databases, and I guess to an extent, my DVD would be the database.
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I need help in coding VB 2008 so that it can combine several word document into one to be used for a mail merge template.I need to:
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2) use this new doc a for the mail merge (works, only for the rewrite doc)
3) create a pdf. (works, only for the rewrite doc)[code]
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I created a very simple program that organizes my various document and opens them when the button is clicked inside the program with the process.start method. The problem is that when i take the executable file and move it to another machine or cd to run the program the process.start filepath is no longer valid.
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I want to make a process monitor tool with WMI that monitor the processes created or deleted, but the code will not work. Note to reference System.Management,
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Jan 31, 2011
Can I monitor the registry for changes similar to how sysinternals process monitor does it in VB? I have checked many different articles and C# samples but not come any closer to getting an answer, I would like to know if there an easier way (a VB sample perhaps)that you folks can share. Ultimately I'd like to be able monitor other things too like file system, processes etc but wonder most about how the registry can be done in VB...Would using system.management be a start? Or WMI? if so is there a nice VB sample..
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just trying to decode my signed request.. I've done a bit of searching and haven't found a VB alternative..The signed_request parameter is a concatenation of a HMAC SHA-256 signature string, a period (.) and a base64url encoded JSON object.
signed_request:vlXgu64BQGFSQrY0ZcJBZASMvYvTHu9GQ0YM9rjPSso
eyJhbGdvcml0aG0iOiJITUFDLVNIQTI1NiIsIjAiOiJwYXlsb2FkIn0
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<?php
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define('FACEBOOK_SECRET', 'your_app_secret');
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Aug 2, 2011
I've got a a simple database setup with a parent child relationship.Imagine one expense report can have many line items associated with it.Now inside of this line items table I have a column that stores the link / pathof an attachment on our local storage server. Some example values could be:
\myserverattachments1.pdf
\myserverattachments2.jpg
\myserverattachmentssomeDoc.docx
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Nov 14, 2009
I have several docs in a folder in iPads dir (Help Files). When the user selects help it shows a dialog which has a listbox, richtextbox, and three buttons ( open, close, update < to launch the updater)
When the form loads its supposed to add all the files in the dir. It does but the full path and name. This is the code I have>>>If System.IO.Directory.Exists(Application.StartupPath & "Help Files") = True Then
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Jun 14, 2010
I want to be able to code a small system that reads a set directory, for new PDF or Word DOC file types.
Then i want to print them.
I understand, with reference to this thread, - [URL]
and this one - [URL]
that i can use MS Word automation to print the document, but i would like the application to read the folder constantly in real time and then print what ever is 'new' in the folder.
Would there be any advantage to code my own print driver?
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I've been searching the web in general (and this forum specifically) for information on setting up Help documentation on a project - but the 'help' in the search just seems to give too much.I've never set up help documentation and was wondering if there is a good primer anywhere on the web or in a book - I've looked through VB books and none cover this topic also the I've so far been unable to absorb the official MS docs.
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Jan 27, 2010
I'm reading a text doc from my hard drive. I'm reading it via a stream reader.
On a button click i'm reading it again, because the contence of the text doc may have been updated, what I want to do is show in one textbox the actual file and in another one just what is new. How can I compare them?
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May 27, 2010
I have the following windows service file:
Imports System.ServiceProcess
Imports System.IO
Public Class fswService
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2 problems: first, intellisense error saying: 'fswService' is a type and cannot be used as an expression. second, I can not figure out a way to pass on to the service the path of the folder to watch (which is stored at My.Settings.userPath).
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Dec 17, 2009
I know there is a lot of forums out there regarding this, but I haven't been able to find what I need and I am somewhat new to this. I would like the simple openfiledialog code button click to attach a word document or PDF and upload it to a SQL server table to be saved. I would like to use my current datasets and controls without creating another SQL query within my project as I have seen in other forums, unless that is the only method. I know that the data needs to be saved as an image type with the file name and extension but I just need the code for this. I would then like to download the doc or pdf to view it within a form.
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Nov 2, 2009
This is the MSDN example for handling the BeginReceive callback.BeginReceive is called over and over until no more data is available, i.e. EndReceive returns 0. However I am finding that the callback is only fired when there is data available.
I'm guessing that the example is simply wrong or refers to expected behaviour in a previous version of .NET, although it says it is for 3.5.So how do I ensure I have received all of the available data?
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Dec 11, 2009
I'm starting a new project; trying to be more strict than previous ones. I've set warnings as errors in the build I've added FxCop to PostBuild. The one last thing on my list os require people to add inline docs for all classes/non-private methods/properties.
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Feb 20, 2012
I have my application watching my desktop, pictures, music, and document folders.[code]What would I need to put into logrename() in order for it to automatically upload the renamed file onto my server?
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Apr 18, 2012
I've given a job to convert old data in table format to new format.Old dummy data is as follows:
<table>
<tr>
<td>Some text 1.</td>
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Jul 31, 2010
I added FileSystemWatcher in Form1_Load like this -
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
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Apr 7, 2011
I can't seem to get a FileSystemWatcher to work, this is what I currently do.
Private Sub FileSystemWatcher1_Changed(sender As System.Object, e As System.IO.FileSystemEventArgs) Handles FileSystemWatcher1.Changed
MsgBox("Directory has changed")
End Sub
I have the filesystemwatcher path in my desktop. But when I create, re-name or delete something in the desktop it dosn't do anything, not even giving an error. I filter FileName, DirectoryName and LastWrite (the defaults).
The FileSystemWatcher have the EnableRaisingEvents set to true. So don't really know what the problem is.
I've tried google without any luck, all I found was people having problem that the FileSystemWatcher executed twice.
So do I have to do anything more on the code to get it to work?
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Mar 23, 2010
I have a FileSystemWatcher in my project and when Created new file, i can get MD5 value of the new file, but sometimes error occurred while getting MD5 value, my code is like this
Private Sub FileSystemWatcher_Changed(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.IO.FileSystemEventArgs) Handles SystemScanner.Changed
Try
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That error is "Access Denied", i think function must be wait for done the progress, how can resolve this problem ?
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May 25, 2010
I have a FileSystemWatcher monitoring a folder, and when many files are cut and pasted into the folder, the GUI freezes, as the 'Changed' event is fired over and over. Any way to deal with this?
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Oct 9, 2009
I've been trying to get filesystemwatcher to work in my application with no luck. I've been able to modify the example on MSDN and have it work very well, but not when I try to use it in my own program. [Code]
If you compare it to the example, there really is very little difference, at least to me. "loadlist" is the equivalent of "main" in the example, "watchfile" is the equivalent of "run", and "OnChanged" is the same as in the example, but performing different actions. Right now its not doing anything. If I remove "Shared" from the subs then it works if the file changes once, but after that it does nothing. (I must admit I don't really know what making a sub "Shared" does).
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Jan 4, 2010
I have a FileSystemWatcher tool on my form Watching 'C:' and i am now the FileCreated Code
Private Sub FileSystemWatcher1_Created(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.IO.FileSystemEventArgs) Handles FileSystemWatcher1.Created
Dim Name As String
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Jul 29, 2011
I've written a nice service that monitors our FTP folder, then sends out email notifications to the respective Sales / Customer Service reps associated with the client whose folder has been modified.Working great! ...until a CSR asked if there was any way to make is so that email notifications only get sent out if if's the customer making changes to the folder, not someone internal adding / deleting files to the FTP folder...
So, my question is this - is there any way, and if there are multiple ways, what's the best way to tell WHO is making changes to an FTP folder? is there a way to capture an IP address?Being relatively new to .NET (all of about 8 months sporadically...) I'm hoping that a veteran that knows more about .NET than I will get me going in the right direction!
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Sep 13, 2010
I am in the process of writing a windows service that will be replacing a vbscript that runs via a scheduled task currently. It currently runs on 350 kiosk machines in 350 different locations.Here is what the vbscript currently does:
1. The machine receives a ZIP file in the RECEIVE directory. Configuration_09122010_1234.zip. This file contains software configuration files that need to be copied to specified folders on the machine and to another machine on the local LAN where this kiosk is located.
2. The zip file is extracted to a folder with the same name as the zip file.Inside the zip file is an instruction file (.txt) and files that are referenced in the instruction file.
3. Opens the instruction file and performs the instructions in the file. Example: (this would copy pricingfile1.dbf to \mymachinecapplication1pricing, and then execute softwaresoftwarepatch1.exe which is located in \mymachinecpatches)
pricingfile1.dbf, \mymachinecapplication1pricing, copy
softwarepatch1.exe, \mymachinecpatches, run
4. Once all of the actions in the instructions file are completed, the folder where the zip file was extracted is deleted and the zip file is renamed to configuration_09122010_1234.zip.applied to show that it was processed by the script. Also, because the script is a scheduled task, this ensures that the file is not applied more than 1 time.
So I have started writing the service using the FileSystemWatcher. Basically I look in the receive folder for any file that looks like Configuration_MMddyyyy_*.zip and unzip it to a folder of the same name.
1. I have been doing some reading about the FileSystemWatcher Created event.I read an article about how the Created event fires as soon as the first byte is written but doesn't necessarily mean that the complete file has arrived at the machine. A post I read involved a .csv file and it mentioned that you try to open the file and catch any errors - if you cannot open the file, it hasn't arrived yet. This makes sense to me but I don't know what the equivalent would be to a zip file. It's not the same as opening a txt or csv file.
2. There are times that we send more than 1 configuration file in the same day, or even, at the same time. Above I mentioned the name was Configuration_<date>_1234.zip. The 1234 is a sequence number, always incremented. The idea is for 1234 to be applied before 1235 and 1236. So if I had 2 files sent *at the same time* and I want them to apply in order, how would I do this? I thought about when I am applying 1 file to stop looking for changes until after the apply process is completed, but then I *think* I would miss any file that arrived while I EnableRaisingEvents = false?
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Feb 11, 2012
I am developing an FTP program which: Watches a folder. If a new file is dropped there then upload it. Tells user if uploading and when complete. All the above works, however I wan to add the items to a listbox that are being uploaded. So if I dropped 3 items there it would look like :
Upload Listbox:
cake.jpg
myExcelFile.xls
woot.docxAnd as each one is done, or new files are added it removes them or adds them.
I tried using que, but with no luck as the program just hangs whilst it uploads. So I had a search and looked into multithreading and I tried to implement it, but I can't get it to work as it gives me some 'delegate signature' related error message as you can't pass in values when trying to use 'AddressOf'.
Here is my code for the The .created sub:
Public Sub FSystemWatcher_Created(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.IO.FileSystemEventArgs) Handles FSystemWatcher.Created
'if any file created add fullpath to the listbox
ChangeLog.Items.Add("Created: " & e.Name)
QueueListBox.Items.Add(e.Name)
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Jan 22, 2012
I'm having a problem trying to work out how to watch a folder for changes. This is how far I've got:
Class MainWindow
<PermissionSet(SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Private Sub Window_Loaded(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
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The problem is when a change occurs in the folder the program exits with no error code. I've read a few related posts and I know it has something to do with thread safety. However I've no idea how to make this program "thread safe".
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Jul 11, 2009
I've been trying to figure this out, but have had no luck...Using FileSystemWatcher to monitor a folder and subfolders.I've got everything working fine (inluding cut-paste of a folder), the problem i'm having with is if a directory is moved, there is no way for me to get the contents of the moved folder...and the only event that is fired is a "Changed" event...no rename, nothing else.From the MSDN website:Copying and moving foldersThe operating system and FileSystemWatcherobject interpret a cut-and-paste action or a move action as a rename
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