Track Images added to images folder and subfolders - send out email alerts

Is anyone aware of an elegant method to 'track' changes (additions,
deletions, edits) to an online server on my web host...in this case various
sub folders in the /IMAGES/ directory...

The reason I ask is that I need to be able to alert internal staff to to new
images added to various boat models on our site without reverting to sending
out manual email notificaitons.

Really appreciate any adivce on ways to achieve this as a .NET newbie.

- Jason

You can use the FileSystemWatcher class from the System.IO namespace and
catch events when a file changes, or the contents of a directory change.

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Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

> Is anyone aware of an elegant method to 'track' changes (additions,
> deletions, edits) to an online server on my web host...in this case
> various sub folders in the /IMAGES/ directory...
>
> The reason I ask is that I need to be able to alert internal staff to
> to new images added to various boat models on our site without
> reverting to sending out manual email notificaitons.
>
> Really appreciate any adivce on ways to achieve this as a .NET newbie.
>
> - Jason
>

Scott Allen

You can make a windows service that will watch the directory with
System.IO.FileSystemWatcher class. Look at System.Web.Mail namespace for
sending emails.

Eliyahu

<> wrote in message
news:...
> Is anyone aware of an elegant method to 'track' changes (additions,
> deletions, edits) to an online server on my web host...in this case
various
> sub folders in the /IMAGES/ directory...
>
> The reason I ask is that I need to be able to alert internal staff to to
new
> images added to various boat models on our site without reverting to
sending
> out manual email notificaitons.
>
> Really appreciate any adivce on ways to achieve this as a .NET newbie.
>
> - Jason
>
>

Eliyahu Goldin

Ahhh...ok....thank you......but what if the folders are sitting with a
remote web host....is this still possible?


"Eliyahu Goldin" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You can make a windows service that will watch the directory with
> System.IO.FileSystemWatcher class. Look at System.Web.Mail namespace for
> sending emails.
>
> Eliyahu
>
> <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Is anyone aware of an elegant method to 'track' changes (additions,
> > deletions, edits) to an online server on my web host...in this case
> various
> > sub folders in the /IMAGES/ directory...
> >
> > The reason I ask is that I need to be able to alert internal staff to to
> new
> > images added to various boat models on our site without reverting to
> sending
> > out manual email notificaitons.
> >
> > Really appreciate any adivce on ways to achieve this as a .NET newbie.
> >
> > - Jason
> >
> >
>
>

No, FileSystemWatcher won't get there. I can think about something based on
FTP for this scenario. The service could connect to the remote host
periodically via FTP, get the list of files and do the job.

Eliyahu

<> wrote in message
news:urA$...
> Ahhh...ok....thank you......but what if the folders are sitting with a
> remote web host....is this still possible?
>
>
> "Eliyahu Goldin" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > You can make a windows service that will watch the directory with
> > System.IO.FileSystemWatcher class. Look at System.Web.Mail namespace for
> > sending emails.
> >
> > Eliyahu
> >
> > <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > Is anyone aware of an elegant method to 'track' changes (additions,
> > > deletions, edits) to an online server on my web host...in this case
> > various
> > > sub folders in the /IMAGES/ directory...
> > >
> > > The reason I ask is that I need to be able to alert internal staff to
to
> > new
> > > images added to various boat models on our site without reverting to
> > sending
> > > out manual email notificaitons.
> > >
> > > Really appreciate any adivce on ways to achieve this as a .NET newbie.
> > >
> > > - Jason
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Eliyahu Goldin