Hot Folders solution for Windows with LC

[matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de]

Thanks Paul,

that's the way i was planning to do it. But i will move the original file into a subfolder, so that the hot folder only contains new unprocessed files.

I was more looking to rule out any known problems that might occur when doing this. 

Matthias

> Am 07.10.2021 um 22:32 schrieb Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> The only way I know to to that in LiveCode is by polling the folder at some interval.
> 
> You get the detailed files (for the last modification date)
> filter to PDFs
> output them to pdf/1-1b's
> Save this initial detail list of PDF files (in a variable or property or field)
> Then send a message to yourself in x minutes
> 
> That message get the detailed files and compares the new list to the save list
> Any new or updated file is sent to Ghostscript
> Then the save list is updated
> Send a message to myself in X minutes
> 
> That's pretty much it.
> 
> On 10/7/2021 3:39 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> before i reinvent the wheel...
>> 
>> Has anyone on the list already created a solution for monitoring a folder on Windows (server) for new files and to do some action on that new files?
>> 
>> I need to create a tool that monitors a folder on Windows Server 2019  and if a new pdf file is in the folder, the tool shall convert that pdf to pdf/a-1b with Ghostscript in an destination folder and rename the original one.
>> 
>> Is there anything i should keep in mind? Are there any pitfalls?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Matthias
>> 
>> 
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