| Subject: project advice please - filewatcher |
| Group: microsoft.public.vstudio.general |
| Date: 4/28/2008 7:22:45 AM |
| From: "Marcin Wiszowaty" [Email Address Protection] |
Hello all, I am working with Windows XP on a file watcher idea. The basic idea is to make entrys into sql table as to the file name pattern and incoming directory. Have a vb program look in the directory and when it sees the files kick of a ..bat file to process whatever file. This is basicaly done. My problem is when i try to create log files. I figured i could create a log file and then parse it into a table as a monitoring of what gets kicked off. The problem is that the >> operator doesnt seem to work for me. i try the command "md one". When the "one" directory already created. When i have command window open i get the error: Directory already exists. but "md one >> one.log" does not give me the error to the log file. Why is that? Any good advice from your experiences on this whole filewatcher idea? Thank you. Marcin |
| Back |
| Subject: Re: project advice please - filewatcher |
| Group: microsoft.public.vstudio.general |
| Date: 4/28/2008 7:44:02 AM |
| From: David Wilkinson [Email Address Protection] |
Marcin Wiszowaty wrote: > Hello all, > > I am working with Windows XP on a file watcher idea. > The basic idea is to make entrys into sql table as to the file name pattern > and incoming directory. > Have a vb program look in the directory and when it sees the files kick of a > .bat file to process whatever file. > > This is basicaly done. > > My problem is when i try to create log files. > I figured i could create a log file and then parse it into a table as a > monitoring of what gets kicked off. > > The problem is that the >> operator doesnt seem to work for me. > i try the command "md one". When the "one" directory already created. > When i have command window open i get the error: Directory already exists. > > but "md one >> one.log" does not give me the error to the log file. > > Why is that? > > Any good advice from your experiences on this whole filewatcher idea? Marcin: Not sure about DOS, but in Unix I think you would do md one >> one.log 2>> one.log You want to redirect both normal output and error output to your log file. -- David Wilkinson Visual C++ MVP |
| Back |
| Subject: Re: project advice please - filewatcher |
| Group: microsoft.public.vstudio.general |
| Date: 4/28/2008 4:12:20 PM |
| From: "Jeff Dillon" [Email Address Protection] |
Yes, don't use batch files or anything from a command prompt. Do it programmatically For creating directories etc consider using FileSystemObject. Jeff "Marcin Wiszowaty" <mwiszowaty@finmedsys.com> wrote in message news:ejUzxqTqIHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hello all, > > I am working with Windows XP on a file watcher idea. > The basic idea is to make entrys into sql table as to the file name > pattern and incoming directory. > Have a vb program look in the directory and when it sees the files kick of > a .bat file to process whatever file. > > This is basicaly done. > > My problem is when i try to create log files. > I figured i could create a log file and then parse it into a table as a > monitoring of what gets kicked off. > > The problem is that the >> operator doesnt seem to work for me. > i try the command "md one". When the "one" directory already created. > When i have command window open i get the error: Directory already exists. > > but "md one >> one.log" does not give me the error to the log file. > > Why is that? > > Any good advice from your experiences on this whole filewatcher idea? > > Thank you. > Marcin > |
| Back |