Vista - Checking the Existing of files and their size ...

I need to check the status of three files file1.txt, file2.txt, and file3.txt
to see if they exist in the folder c:\files and if they do, to check if they
were created today and if they are greater than zero size.

If they are created today and greater than zero size to send me and email to
myname@xxxxxx

I have downloaded powershell from MS. Cans someone give me any pointer or
guidance on where to start, weather to use WSH, or VB to do it? The file
needs to be running daily on my Windows Server 2003.

I appreciate any directions.

Thanks,
Vic

Hi Vic

1. You can test for file existence with the test-path cmdlet. test-path can
check for one or multiple files.
2. To check if a file size is greater then 0 bytes use get-childitem to get
the file and then query the length property.
3. To check when a file was created use get-childitem to get the file and
then query the CreationTime property.
4. Check the help for get-childitem,test-path (help cmdletName -full)

OK, here's the script:


# function to send email

function send-email($SmtpServer,$From,$To,$subject,$Body){
$smtp = new-object system.net.mail.smtpClient($SmtpServer)
$mail = new-object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage
$mail.From = $From
$mail.To.Add($To)
$mail.Subject = $subject
$mail.Body = $Body
#$mail.IsBodyHtml = $true
$smtp.Send($mail)
}



$files = "file1.txt","file2.txt","file3.txt"

# holds a boolean array. each item's value represents if the file exits or
not
$exist = test-path $files

# get the date portion of today's datetime
$today = (get-date).ToShortDateString()


#loop over the $files array
for($i=0; $i -lt $files.length; $i++){

# if $exist's current array index is $true then the file exist
if($exist[$i]) {

#files exist, get it
$file = get-childitem $files[$i]

# check if the file was created today
if($file.CreationTime.ToShortDateString() -eq $today){

if($file.length -gt 0){
$files[$i] +" was created today"
$files[$i] +" is greater than zero"
send-email localhost "anyone@xxxxxx" "you@xxxxxx" "file created
today" $files[$i]
}

}
}


POWERSHELL ONLY


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