Windows Service, Monitorize File and Log

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Hi Everyone, here's a question:

I want to create a windows service, that is always running and monitorizes a folder for new incoming files (.xml) and create a log, registering that information and run a piece of code everytime that a new file appears.

Hope you can help me, thanks

Posted 8-Aug-13 1:59am

CDCC8

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User 59241 · Answer 1 · 2013-08-08T02:29:00

Solution 2

Quite complete:

http://devproconnections.com/net-framework/how-build-folder-watcher-service-c?page=3[^]

To use vs

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zt39148a(v=vs.80).aspx[^]

As you are new to c# I would suggest you develop the whole concept as a console application. This will allow you to debug and test much easier. Once you are satisfied then create a service from the template and move your tested application classes to it.

Posted 8-Aug-13 2:29am

User 59241

Updated 8-Aug-13 17:33pm

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CDCC8 8-Aug-13 11:46am

I am new to C # and. Net, and I never created a service before. Btw, I saw no code to write a log file, only the Windows event log.

[no name] 8-Aug-13 18:24pm

I think you should start by implementing your service and add functionality from there. The purpose of this forum is to provide assistance- not to do the entire task for you.