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6 years ago

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Using System.IO.FileSystem.Watcher

I want to monitor a folder for changes and FileSystemWatcher looks like what I need, but I'm having trouble bringing it into my project.

I was able to bring the exact library in via Project Properties CLR GAC, but I'm having trouble bringing it up in my project.

I can only get this far:

dotNET.System_IO.

Is this even possilbe?

Here's the FileSystemWatcher page from Microsoft.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.io.filesystemwatcher?view=netframework-4.7.2

Any help would be much appreciated,

Rob

tristaanogre
6 years ago
TestComplete has, built into it, objects for checking folder contents and such. Look into the aqFileSystem object and associated methods.

Basically, you can set up a while loop using methods from there to check to see if a file is present. As long as the file is not there, the loop continues. That's what I would do.

Documentation found at

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/program-objects/aqfilesystem/index.html

19 Replies

AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
6 years ago
Hi Rob,

I am pretty sure that it is not possible to instantiate a .Net class, provide it with event handlers and start its asynchronious execution using scripting language.

Can you describe your scenario with more details? Maybe some other approach could fit your needs?
- rmnrdi
  Contributor
  6 years ago
  We have a program that retrieves lenses from a source folder, processes them, then creates new files and places them in various target directories.
  
  We need a way to monitor a given target directory for changes and then continue with the rest of the test.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Rob
  - tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    6 years ago
    TestComplete has, built into it, objects for checking folder contents and such. Look into the aqFileSystem object and associated methods.
    
    Basically, you can set up a while loop using methods from there to check to see if a file is present. As long as the file is not there, the loop continues. That's what I would do.
    
    Documentation found at
    
    https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/program-objects/aqfilesystem/index.html

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