How does FileSystemWatcher work?

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Pete - 30 Sep 2005 11:57 GMT

Does anyone know how this class works "under the covers"?

I want this exact functionality, but do not have the luxury of writing
in .net. I need to access the api functions directly.

TIA,
Pete

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Patrice - 30 Sep 2005 12:45 GMT

Try :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/direc
tory_management_functions.asp

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> Does anyone know how this class works "under the covers"?
>
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> TIA,
> Pete

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Kevin Spencer - 30 Sep 2005 14:01 GMT

I think this is the actual reference:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/fileio/fs/obtaining_directory_change_not
ifications.asp?frame=true

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
Big things are made up of
lots of little things.

> Try :
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/direc
tory_management_functions.asp
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>> TIA,
>> Pete

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Pete - 30 Sep 2005 16:19 GMT

Indeed.

FindFirstChangeNotification() and FindNextChangeNotification() are the
key calls.

Thanks everyone
Pete

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