/\/\o\/\/ script to watch directory with popup

Should this work with PSH RC2?

http://mow001.blogspot.com/2005/10/m...ith-popup.html

I just get a dump no matter what args I try:
PS C:\[removed]\Desktop> .\watchdir

GAC Version Location
--- ------- --------
True v2.0.50727
C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Drawing\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\System.Drawing.dll
True v2.0.50727
C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Windows.Forms\2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Windows.For...


PS C:\[removed]\Desktop>

Nothing else seems to happen... No errors returned...

Marco

This script defines a function. After the script scope ends, the function
won't be defined anymore.
You need to invoke it using the "." (dot-source it) from the PoSh prompt
like so:

PS> . C:\scripts\WatchDir.ps1

Once you did that, the function will stay defined at the interactive prompt.
You can then invoke the function:

PS> watch C:\scripts

Hope that helps.

--
greetings
dreeschkind

"Marco Shaw" wrote:

> Should this work with PSH RC2?
>
> http://mow001.blogspot.com/2005/10/m...ith-popup.html
>
> I just get a dump no matter what args I try:
> PS C:\[removed]\Desktop> .\watchdir
>
> GAC Version Location
> --- ------- --------
> True v2.0.50727
> C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Drawing\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\System.Drawing.dll
> True v2.0.50727
> C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Windows.Forms\2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Windows.For...
>
>
> PS C:\[removed]\Desktop>
>
> Nothing else seems to happen... No errors returned...
>
> Marco
>
>
>

"dreeschkind" <dreeschkind@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:97BD9B88-0852-4367-A560-E96E00394084@microsoft.com...
> This script defines a function. After the script scope ends, the function
> won't be defined anymore.
> You need to invoke it using the "." (dot-source it) from the PoSh prompt
> like so:

That did it.

Now, I assume "popup" isn't something used from within Windows, and I need
something to replace this "g:\monad\mow.ico" from the script so I get
something in my systray, and can exit?

"Marco Shaw" wrote:

> Now, I assume "popup" isn't something used from within Windows

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean.
The "popup" is called "BalloonTip" will appear in the Taskbar next to the
NotifyIcon.
See the line $NI.ShowBalloonTip(...) in mow's script.
This is done by using .NET classes: System.Windows.Forms.*

> and I need something to replace this "g:\monad\mow.ico" from the script so I get
> something in my systray, and can exit?

Yep, any Windows icon file should work.
I suppose by saying you can't exit means that the console stops responding
after calling the function. This is by design. ;-) You need to start a second
powershell console (or any other app) to modify the content of the directory
that is being watched. Once the watch function detected a change in that
directory (e.g. a new file) it will show the popup and write something to the
original console window. You can quit the directory watcher by using the
context menu of the NotifyIcon.
All this can of course be changed so you can trigger the popup when ever you
like.

--
greetings
dreeschkind

Got it all working!

I want to extend this to notifying me when a web page changes. I'll need to
get a remote web page, then parse a section to determine if it has changed
since the last run. If there's a change, send a popup.

If the site had RSS, all of this wouldn't be required, but then again, I
wouldn't have a challenge...

Marco