Author: Abhishek Arya Member Level: Diamond Member Rank: 48 Date: 19/May/2008 Rating:  Points: 2 |
The following example creates a FileSystemWatcher to watch the directory specified at run time. The component is set to watch for changes in LastWrite and LastAccess time, the creation, deletion, or renaming of text files in the directory. If a file is changed, created, or deleted, the path to the file prints to the console. When a file is renamed, the old and new paths print to the console.
public class Watcher {
public static void Main() { Run();
}
[PermissionSet(SecurityAction.Demand, Name="FullTrust")] public static void Run() { string[] args = System.Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
// If a directory is not specified, exit program. if(args.Length != 2) { // Display the proper way to call the program. Console.WriteLine("Usage: Watcher.exe (directory)"); return; }
// Create a new FileSystemWatcher and set its properties. FileSystemWatcher watcher = new FileSystemWatcher(); watcher.Path = args[1]; /* Watch for changes in LastAccess and LastWrite times, and the renaming of files or directories. */ watcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastAccess | NotifyFilters.LastWrite | NotifyFilters.FileName | NotifyFilters.DirectoryName; // Only watch text files. watcher.Filter = "*.txt";
// Add event handlers. watcher.Changed += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnChanged); watcher.Created += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnChanged); watcher.Deleted += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnChanged); watcher.Renamed += new RenamedEventHandler(OnRenamed);
// Begin watching. watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
// Wait for the user to quit the program. Console.WriteLine("Press \'q\' to quit the sample."); while(Console.Read()!='q'); }
// Define the event handlers. private static void OnChanged(object source, FileSystemEventArgs e) { // Specify what is done when a file is changed, created, or deleted. Console.WriteLine("File: " + e.FullPath + " " + e.ChangeType); }
private static void OnRenamed(object source, RenamedEventArgs e) { // Specify what is done when a file is renamed. Console.WriteLine("File: {0} renamed to {1}", e.OldFullPath, e.FullPath); } }
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