Comments on: Multiple Events Fired for File System Watcher Event http://goneale.com/2009/05/29/multiple-events-fired-for-filesystemwatcher-event/ Graham O'Neale – Deep In .NET Development: ASP.NET, MVC, jQuery, WPF, WCF, Silverlight Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:00:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ahammed http://goneale.com/2009/05/29/multiple-events-fired-for-filesystemwatcher-event/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Ahammed Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:41:05 +0000 http://goneale.wordpress.com/?p=649#comment-694 try { if (e.ChangeType==WatcherChangeTypes.Changed) { using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(@"C:\WINDOWS\Temp\log.txt", true)) { string message = "File " + e.FullPath + " Has been " + e.ChangeType + " on " + System.DateTime.Now; sw.WriteLine(message); watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = false; } } } hope this would help you guys to solve the issue try
{
if (e.ChangeType==WatcherChangeTypes.Changed)
{
using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(@”C:\WINDOWS\Temp\log.txt”, true))
{
string message = “File ” + e.FullPath + ” Has been ” + e.ChangeType + ” on ” + System.DateTime.Now;
sw.WriteLine(message);
watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = false;
}
}

}

hope this would help you guys to solve the issue

]]> By: Shibanee http://goneale.com/2009/05/29/multiple-events-fired-for-filesystemwatcher-event/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Shibanee Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:27:51 +0000 http://goneale.wordpress.com/?p=649#comment-601 Could you pl explain how to avoid this multiple events ? Could you pl explain how to avoid this multiple events ?

]]> By: Vick http://goneale.com/2009/05/29/multiple-events-fired-for-filesystemwatcher-event/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Vick Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:42:01 +0000 http://goneale.wordpress.com/?p=649#comment-279 Is there any work around this problem. I am watching a directory and if some body copied a excel file to it, I am loading that data to DB. Multiple event generation is screwing up the whole thing.... :sad: Is there any work around this problem. I am watching a directory and if some body copied a excel file to it, I am loading that data to DB. Multiple event generation is screwing up the whole thing…. :sad:

]]> By: Graham O'Neale http://goneale.com/2009/05/29/multiple-events-fired-for-filesystemwatcher-event/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Graham O'Neale Fri, 29 May 2009 04:20:45 +0000 http://goneale.wordpress.com/?p=649#comment-206 Totally weird. It's amazing what happens around you at the same time in the world. :) Totally weird.
It’s amazing what happens around you at the same time in the world. :)

]]> By: Brian Genisio http://goneale.com/2009/05/29/multiple-events-fired-for-filesystemwatcher-event/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Brian Genisio Fri, 29 May 2009 01:19:58 +0000 http://goneale.wordpress.com/?p=649#comment-205 How odd. I experienced the exact same thing today with a file watcher I was testing. I use UltraEdit, and I was getting 3 events when I expected one. Sounds like the same problem. How timely :) How odd. I experienced the exact same thing today with a file watcher I was testing. I use UltraEdit, and I was getting 3 events when I expected one. Sounds like the same problem. How timely :)

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