.:: Search-n-run ::.
Looks for new files and opens them
This is a program written in C# that monitors a folder for specified file extensions, and opens them when they are created.
SOFTWARE WRITTEN IN C#
1: using System;
2: using System.Collections.Generic;
3: using System.Linq;
4: using System.Text;
5:
6: using System.IO;
7: using System.Collections;
8:
9: using System.Threading;
10:
11: namespace search_n_run_02
12: {
13: class Program
14: {
15: static void Main(string[] args)
16: {
17:
18: // SET BACKGROUND COLOR
19: Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkBlue;
20: Console.Clear();
21:
22: // WELCOME MESSAGE
23: Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
24: Console.WriteLine("####### WELCOME TO SEARCH-N-RUN 2.00 #######");
25: Console.WriteLine("####### CREATED BY ROSTISLAV PERSION 2015 #######");
26: Console.WriteLine("");
27:
28:
29:
30: // LOAD INI SETTINGS
31: string targetDirectory = "";
32: int sleepTime = 0;
33: string runCommand = "";
34: string[] fileExt = {};
35:
36: try
37: {
38: // read from file
39: System.IO.StreamReader file = new System.IO.StreamReader("args.ini");
40: string line1 = file.ReadLine();
41: string line2 = file.ReadLine();
42: string line3 = file.ReadLine();
43: string line4 = file.ReadLine();
44: file.Close();
45:
46: // init vars
47: targetDirectory = line1.Trim();
48: Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
49: Console.WriteLine("TARGET DIRECTORY: " + targetDirectory);
50:
51: sleepTime = Convert.ToInt32(line2.Trim());
52: Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
53: Console.WriteLine("LOOP DELAY: " + sleepTime.ToString().Trim() + " mS");
54:
55: runCommand = line3.Trim();
56: Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
57: Console.WriteLine("CONSOLE COMMAND: " + runCommand);
58:
59: fileExt = line4.Split (',');
60: Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
61: Console.Write("FILE EXTENSIONS: ");
62: for (int i = 0; i < fileExt.Length; i++)
63: {
64: Console.Write(fileExt[i].ToUpper().Trim() + " ");
65: }
66: Console.WriteLine();
67:
68:
69:
70: }
71: catch (Exception e)
72: {
73: Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
74: Console.WriteLine("PROBLEM LOADING SETTINGS!");
75: Console.ReadLine();
76: Environment.Exit(0);
77: }
78:
79:
80:
81: // LOOK FOR NEW FILES
82: Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
83: Console.WriteLine("");
84: Console.WriteLine("LOOKING FOR NEW FILES....");
85: Console.WriteLine("");
86: Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
87:
88: DateTime startTime = DateTime.Now;
89:
90: while (true)
91: {
92:
93: string[] fileEntries = { };
94:
95: try
96: {
97: fileEntries = Directory.GetFiles(targetDirectory);
98: }
99: catch(Exception e)
100: {
101: Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
102: Console.WriteLine("PROBLEM READING FOLDER!");
103: Console.ReadLine();
104: Environment.Exit(0);
105: }
106:
107:
108:
109: foreach (string fileName in fileEntries)
110: {
111:
112: //IF FILE PATTERN THEN CONTINUE
113: string[] fileParts = fileName.Split('.');
114: string ext = fileParts[fileParts.Length - 1].ToUpper().Trim();
115:
116: bool isExt = false;
117: for (int i = 0; i < fileExt.Length; i++)
118: {
119: if (ext.Trim().ToUpper() == fileExt[i].Trim().ToUpper())
120: {
121: isExt = true;
122: break;
123: }
124: }
125: if(isExt == true)
126: {
127: DateTime creationTime = File.GetCreationTime(fileName);
128: DateTime writeTime = File.GetLastWriteTime(fileName);
129:
130: if (creationTime < writeTime) { creationTime = writeTime; }
131:
132: if (startTime < creationTime)
133: {
134: Console.WriteLine("NEW FILE: " + fileName);
135: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(runCommand, fileName);
136: }
137: }
138:
139:
140: }
141:
142: startTime = DateTime.Now;
143: Thread.Sleep(sleepTime);
144: }
145:
146:
147:
148: }
149: }
150: }