Monitor Changes To The Registry Like Monitoring The Files And Folders Using Filesystemwatcher?
Apr 15, 2011Can i monitor changes to the registry like monitoring the files and folders using filesystemwatcher?
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Monitor Folders And Rename Certain Files Automatically?
May 2, 2011I am looking for a method to monitor a large group of folders and to rename files with a certain file extension automatically.
View 1 RepliesFileSystemWatcher Quits Monitoring During Execution?
Mar 30, 2010FileSystemWatcher quits monitoring during execution?
View 1 RepliesC# - Monitoring A Folder For New File Creation Without Using FileSystemWatcher In .net?
Aug 31, 2010I have to create a windows service which Monitors a specified folder for new files and does someprocessing on it and moves it to other location. I started with using FileSystem Watcher. But my boss doesn't like FileSystemWatcher and wants me to use polling on Timer or any other mechanism other than File System Watcher.
View 8 RepliesMaking A File Monitoring Tool - Filesystemwatcher
Apr 15, 2012I am making a file monitoring tool, what's the best approach in doing that and it returned that I should use filesystemwatcher, others suggested a polling program.
Here's my the current scenario:
My server path (local): C:FilServer
List of folder to monitor for created event:
C:FilServerAB_Incoming - zip files
C:FilServerAC_Incoming - xml and tif files
List of folder to monito for deleted event:
C:FilServerAB_Outgoing - zip files
C:FilServerAC_Outgoing - xml and tif files
When the folder raises event, the detected file will be following this routine:
Move the file to d:ackup and copy to e:source[date][time] and write sumary log.
Using FileSystemWatcher For Monitoring Connected External Hard Disks
Nov 13, 2011i tried several ways to monitor the File System of one of the external drives that are connected to my PC using the FileSystemWatcher. But nothing seems to work..[code]
View 2 RepliesFile I/O And Registry :: Recursively Edit Text Files In Sub Folders?
Jul 20, 2010I found this code on here to open a text fille, do a find & replace then save the changes, and the code is in a loop that will do that to every file in a given folder. My question is I also have files in sub folders, and more sub folders, and i'm not sure how deep it goes. I want to recursivly go though all the sub folders and do this to all the files, not just the files directly in the main folder.
Here is the code so far:
Code:
FolderBrowserDialog1.Description = "Select Path for files to edit"
FolderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog
OpenPathVariable = FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath
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Cannot Monitor Word Docs Using FileSystemWatcher
Sep 27, 2011I 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]...
Monitor The Registry For Changes Similar To How Sysinternals Process Monitor ?
Jan 31, 2011Can 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..
View 3 RepliesFileSystemWatcher & FTP Folders - Remote Or Loc?
Jul 29, 2011I'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!
Filesystemwatcher That Watches A Couple Of Folders
Oct 22, 2009I have a filesystemwatcher that watches a couple of folders! The files coming to the watched folder are coming from a server. And for some reason the created event is not raised..If i move the files for a sec from the watched folder to a another folder and then copy them back to the watched folder it all works fine! Strange.So if the created event is raised from the same computer that the service is installed on it works great, but not if the files are coming from another computer.
View 2 RepliesWindow Registry Monitoring Code?
Jan 16, 2012I want to develop a small tool in vb.net 2008 which it can monitor and block any change on windows registry database.
View 3 RepliesFile I/O And Registry :: FileSystemWatcher.Changed Not Triggering
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I'm using FileSystemWatcher to monitor a file on a windows server which links into a news ticker on our desktops. The ticker watches the file and updates accordingly. I've successfully got the ticker to watch for a creation and deletion which is great but the changed function doesn't seem to trigger. Out of interest, I tried this function on the network drive AND a local disk with the same results.
I've upped the buffer but I can't see what else I can do to change it! In the short term, we can probably live with just deleting and recreating the file with any changes that are required, but it would be nice if the ticker would just watch for file changes.
Monitor The Programs Executed And The Folders Opened?
Oct 12, 2009How would I program a monitoring application so that whenever a program is executed or a folder is opened, it will keep track of this information in a log?
View 1 RepliesMonitoring 12 Video Feeds From Video Cameras - NEXT Or FORWARD Button On My Monitor Form
Dec 24, 2009I am monitoring 12 video feeds from video cameras. Now I have more than 12 cameras, I have 134. But I will only monitor 12 cameras at a time. By Monitoring I mean, I have 12 small video screens on the form that I can see the video. The way I know which cameras are active, so I can monitor them is by a boolean value in a sql database. I run a Store Procedure in my program, and spit out the results in a XML file. I then read the XML file in a loop. This XML file will have a list of the camera names I need to monitor.
So that is for 12 video feeds. Now, I want to have a NEXT or FORWARD button on my monitor form. So when I click this it will give me the next group of cameras, 13 to 24. Now if I only have15 cameras that are active, that means the first group is 1 to 12, then the second group is 13 to 15 cameras. So I will only have 3 to monitor on the second grouping. One thought I had was to have another field in my table to mark as already as an active monitor, so when I run the SP, i will not select that row. But I need to select 12 at a time. Or I can make a number of xml files, one xml file for each grouping of 12, but I need to figure out how I can select the next group without re-selecting the first group. I have no code at the moment, I'm on my non-programming computer.
How To Create A Program That Can List Files, Folders And Sub Folders
Apr 7, 2010I need help with file enumeration. I'm trying to create a program that can list files, folders and sub folders locations in a log file for diagnostic purposes. After it searches it can open notepad and display the results. The problem I'm having is that I'm a beginner and not familiar with file enumeration.
View 14 RepliesRegNotifyChangeKeyValue Or Monitor Registry?
Oct 9, 2010I`m trying to do an application in VB.NET that notify the change in the registry. i saw that could do so,But this is VBSI too saw that could use RegNotifyChangeKeyValue i did this code: but not run.
im myEvent = CreateEventA(IntPtr.Zero, False, False, Nothing)
Dim a As String = 1
RegOpenKeyA(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software", a)
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FileSystemWatcher - Multiple Zip Files?
Sep 13, 2010I 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?
File I/O And Registry :: Shared Folder Monitor In .NET?
Jun 26, 2011give me a function or class which have properties ?For example:I shared a folder (C:shared)
Dim clsObj as new clsSharedMonitor("C:shared")
'so that I can get its properties like:
clsObj.FullPath() 'Full Path of folder that client are accessing
clsObj.ClientIP() 'IP of computer which access to server
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FileSystemWatcher And Locked Image Files?
Apr 13, 2012I have a filesystemwatcher waiting for .jpg files to arrive from the camera.he file system watcher invokes a delegate (it works but is that the proper way to handle it?) sub that does a couple of things:1. Adds the just arrived file name to a table2. Attempts to display the image in a picturebox on the form. When it displays the image it imprints some information on the image that the user has entered on the screen. I use a file stream to retrieve the image.The problem is, I'm getting a file in use orror on the "Img = ystem.Drawing.Image.FromStream(fs)"statement. Not all the time. Sometimes I can add three or four files to the folder in rapid succession with no issue. But then out of the blue the error will occur. Sometimes it's there to stay but other times it will go away and allow me to add morefiles.
View 2 RepliesFileSystemWatcher And Save Excel Files
Aug 21, 2011I am trying to write an app that monitora a folder, and subfolders, amd makes a copy of any file that gets saved there, (or renamed, moved etc). Filesystemwatcher does a pretty good job of it, untili someone saves an Excel spreadsheet. Excel does about 9 different file system operations just to save the file. What happens is I get events for tempo files being saved, then renamed, or deleted in a very quick succession. All I want is the final spreadsheet, but these changes happen so quickly is causes my app to crash. Anybiody have any thoughts on how to hendle this?
View 3 RepliesForms :: Filesystemwatcher Firing Files Twice?
May 29, 2011ive just finished writing a file in VB 2010 and im using filesystemwatcher but ive found a problem whereas the filesystemwatcher fires the target twice everytime there is a change to the file.
ive looked around and found it to be a problem but cant seem to find a cure
Set The FileSystemWatcher.Filter To Check Only Two Files?
Jun 11, 2011How do you set the FileSystemWatcher.Filter to check only two files.
Here's my code that doesn't even work.
watcher.Filter = "*.txt|*.ini"
Will FileSystemWatcher Process Multiple Files At Once?
Jun 1, 2009I have a Windows service that is watching a folder for files that will be placed there.(Created in Visual Studio 2005.)The files each represent a transaction, and the transactions have to be kept in order.As I process each file (transaction), I want to forward it to someone else.(The someone else wants them kept in order.)It looks like I can't paste multiple files into a folder simultaneously and still be sure that they will be processed in the order of the original date and time they were created.Nor can I be sure that they would be read in name order.(FileSystemWatcher would grab them in any old order it chose.)So I think I will have to move the files into the folder one at a time, in the proper sequence.But I'm wondering if I could get into a "racing" situation.
When FileSystemWatcher detects a file in a folder, it creates a new thread for your event handler to operate on.If it detects a second file while still processing the first file, would it then create yet another thread?If that is the case, then if File1.xml takes longer to process than File2.xml, it seems like File2.xml might finish first, resulting in my transactions getting out of order.In my own experiments,I have not seen evidence that multiple files are really processed simultaneously.I write messages to a log file as I process each transaction, and I never see messages from File1.xml's processing intermingled with File2.xml's messages.This seems to be true even when I paste both files into the folder simultaneously.it only keeps one event-handling thread going at a time, and queues up the events as they come, processing them on that single thread.Otherwise, I'll have to do something to ensure they are kept in order.
How To : Find Registry Key With Sub-folders?
Mar 15, 2011I want to find a registry key with sub-folders to be included.
Example : I have find "ApplicationName" in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE" with subfolders for SOFTWARE.
Deployment :: Setup & Deployment - Copy/import 2 Folders And There Sub-files/folders Into S&d Project?
May 7, 2012Have built a project and associated it with a Setup&Deployment Project. The S&D project needs to contain 2 main folders (under User's Desktop) with various formats of files (xmls, txts, dlls) inside them and several subfolders. How can i copy/import these 2 folders and there sub-files/folders into my s&d project?
When adding them in the usual way, they are copied and defined a source path onto the current pc. You can understand what errors this might create when an another targeted pc does not contain those files to the exact location. Is there any way to copy them locally or somehow import them?
Monitoring Files In Folder & Processing?
May 10, 2010My program needs to monitor two folders and if any files arrives in any of those it needs to be processed.So i created two filewatch tasks & the OnChanged event for both This does not work when the files are already in the folders before i start to run my program.It works for just the new files coming in.having a for each loop files loop in the onChanged event will this work I would like to know what's the best way to achieve this
View 1 RepliesC# - Implement A Logic For Monitoring The New Files In The Folder?
Jan 26, 2012I am going to be creating an application which will monitor a folder, which could be a network folder and when new files are added in that folder it will notify the application. On notification application will import those files names into a listbox and will give the option to user to organize(move) those files into a different directory.
1. I have to implement a logic for monitoring the new files in the folder.
2. I have to move it into new directory and in some cases I will have to create those new directories as user specify.
For the first step I am confused to either implement it as a windows service using FileSystemWatcher class, example can be seen here. [URL] or do a file check based on timer, lets say every 5 minutes. If I do it as a service how can the service notify application?
Forms :: Opening Files - Allows Users To Select Picture Files And Then Categorize Them Into Folders
Jul 9, 2009I'm currently working on an application that allows users to select picture files and then categorize them into folders. Now I'm having two issues that are probably simple to fix but I only have a year of experience with vb so I just don't know how to fix them. The first and biggest issue is that once the user has selected and categorized a file, I want the program to select the next file in the folder that the first file was moved from. This way the number of clicks required is minimized. However I have no clue what I would need to do in order to accomplish this. Also, my other problem is that I want to be able to find the indexof a quotation mark but whenever I put it in the parameter it just reads it as a quote.
View 4 RepliesForms :: Windows App To Upload Files To Different FTP Sites By Picking The Files From Different Folders?
Oct 11, 2011I wrote windows app to upload files to different FTP sites by picking the files from different folders.A log is displayed by appending text to the textbox at every step.Textbox is ReadOnly.
Issue:When app is loading a bf file to FTP and if user tries to scroll the textbox,the form is hanging and going to Not Responding.?