| Daemon to monitor directory for changes and run file processing program |
| Date Updated - 07/22/2007 |
| Description User is an IT professional in a production environment. He needs to monitor a folder for incoming files. Whenever a file appears in this folder, he needs to launch a script that will process the files data. |
| Solution This solution is available with patch update 5.3_1 or later (release date = 09/15/02) 1) Create the Command / WinCommand task to launch your file processing script (TaskTitle = fileCrunch) 2) Create a Dir Change task as follows: Dir to monitor = c:\production\incoming Task to Run = fileCrunch Polling interval = 15 seconds Maximum time allowed for task = 1440 (1440 minutes = 1 day) Select the Daemon checkbox 3) Schedule this task to run every day (i.e. 1440 minutes) i.e. this task will run continuously 24 hours a day. If a new file comes into the folder the file processing program is launched via the Command / WinCommand task. |