How to get file content once it created

Question

Hello duds

I'm new tro C# and working on a solution to read logs and send it as SMS.

I wrote the SMS integration and sending code and it's working.

the plan was to use PowerShell script to read those log files and i got some issues

now i need your help to user FileWatcher to get the log file once created and get the content from it into a vraibale

can any one help

Amit Gupta · Answer

Hey You still haven't posted the place where you stuck, however, from the code I found some inaccuracy in between. 1. Generate some more event of FileSystemWatcher for Modified.Changed event, because when any one just modified the code, your program will still have an eagle eye that those file got modifed and ready to read from it and do further processing. In your case you used only created event (which will not perform upto the mark). 2. You are testing your program by just moving the directory (and not the file) 3. You are reading an harcoded file System.IO.StreamReader file = new System.IO.StreamReader (@"d:	est.txt"); Instead use the e.FullPath which you got from the event of FileSystemWatcher event. Thats enough to correct that, your program will perform as instructed. Feel free to ask if you requred any further assistance. Good Luck

Amit Gupta · Answer

Elaborate your issue, as you know all the stuffs to implement then where did you stuck

Ahmed Elkhouly · Answer

using System; using System.IO; public class FileWatcher { public static void Main(string[] args) { // If a directory is not specified, exit program. if (args.Length != 1) { // Display the proper way to call the program. Console.WriteLine("Usage: FileWatcher.exe "); return; } try { // Create a new FileSystemWatcher and set its properties. FileSystemWatcher watcher = new FileSystemWatcher(); watcher.Path = args[0]; // Watch both files and subdirectories. watcher.IncludeSubdirectories = true; // Watch for all changes specified in the NotifyFilters //enumeration. watcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.Attributes | NotifyFilters.CreationTime | NotifyFilters.DirectoryName | NotifyFilters.FileName | NotifyFilters.LastAccess | NotifyFilters.LastWrite | NotifyFilters.Security | NotifyFilters.Size; // Watch all files. watcher.Filter = "*.*"; // Add event handlers. watcher.Created += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnChanged); //Start monitoring. watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true; //Do some changes now to the directory. //Create a DirectoryInfo object. DirectoryInfo d1 = new DirectoryInfo(args[0]); //Create a new subdirectory. d1.CreateSubdirectory("mydir"); //Create some subdirectories. d1.CreateSubdirectory("mydir1\mydir2\mydir3"); //Move the subdirectory "mydir3 " to "mydir\mydir3" Directory.Move(d1.FullName + "\mydir1\mydir2\mydir3", d1.FullName + "\mydir\mydir3"); //Check if subdirectory "mydir1" exists. if (Directory.Exists(d1.FullName + "\mydir1")) { //Delete the directory "mydir1" //I have also passed 'true' to allow recursive deletion of //any subdirectories or files in the directory "mydir1" Directory.Delete(d1.FullName + "\mydir1", true); } //Get an array of all directories in the given path. DirectoryInfo[] d2 = d1.GetDirectories(); //Iterate over all directories in the d2 array. foreach (DirectoryInfo d in d2) { if (d.Name == "mydir") { //If "mydir" directory is found then delete it recursively. Directory.Delete(d.FullName, true); } } // Wait for user to quit program. Console.WriteLine("Press \'q\' to quit the sample."); Console.WriteLine(); //Make an infinite loop till 'q' is pressed. while (Console.Read() != 'q') ; } catch (IOException e) { Console.WriteLine("A Exception Occurred :" + e); } catch (Exception oe) { Console.WriteLine("An Exception Occurred :" + oe); } } // Define the event handlers. public static void OnChanged(object source, FileSystemEventArgs e) { // Specify what is done when a file is changed. Console.WriteLine("{0}, with path {1} has been {2}", e.Name, e.FullPath, e.ChangeType); //Readafile(); } private static void Readafile() { int counter = 0; string line; // Read the file and display it line by line. System.IO.StreamReader file = new System.IO.StreamReader(@"d:	est.txt"); while ((line = file.ReadLine()) != null) { System.Console.WriteLine(line); counter++; } file.Close(); System.Console.WriteLine("There were {0} lines.", counter); // Suspend the screen. System.Console.ReadLine(); } }