ok, i figured it out :) i think. basically i had the timer set for 10 milliseconds ... way too much and too fast. so, ive set it to 5 seconds and all is working as expected!
thanks! tony On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i dont believe that its a timer. > that would be weird... > > here is the 1st email i get... for a file that just changed a few minutes > ago... > > > ==================================================== > A file has been changed. > > struct > CFCMETHOD onChange > CFCPATH S:\reports\version4.0\cfc\root_productionCodeMover.cfc > DATA struct > FILENAME s:\reports\version4.0\shorty.txt > LASTMODIFIED {ts '2008-05-20 15:30:26'} > TYPE CHANGE > GATEWAYID ProductionCodeMover_root > GATEWAYTYPE FileWatcher > ORIGINATORID [empty string] > ==================================================== > > and here is the 2nd email that i get... > > ==================================================== > A file has been changed. > > struct > CFCMETHOD onChange > CFCPATH S:\reports\version4.0\cfc\root_productionCodeMover.cfc > DATA struct > FILENAME s:\reports\version4.0\shorty.txt > LASTMODIFIED {ts '2008-05-21 09:53:39'} > TYPE CHANGE > GATEWAYID ProductionCodeMover_root > GATEWAYTYPE FileWatcher > ORIGINATORID [empty string] > ==================================================== > > what the effffff????/ > > thanks for any insight! > tony > > > > On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 12:38 AM, Andrew Scott > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Well, thats weird. I am going to assume that there is a timer for the >> watching of the directory then, not sure on that. >> >> But your problem is a weird one, I suggested the delete event because >> I got caught in .Net for that once before so was curious if this was >> the case here. >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> exsqueeze me :) >>> >>> im watching the "onChange" event. >>> and having it send me an email. >>> >>> so, what you are saying is that i need to turn the onDelete event off >>> and that will stop the behaviour i am seeing? because the ACT of editing >>> a file in "system speak" is a deletion then a re-creation from memory? >>> >>> wow, i figured it was something odd like that. and even more odd. if i put >>> more time between the editing of the file, it sometimes WOULDNT do two >>> events, and only would do one event. wonder why? >>> >>> thanks >>> tony >>> >>> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Andrew Scott >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> What events are you watching? >>>> >>>> Editing a file, deletes then recreates from memory. So you will get >>>> two emails if you are watching both these events. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 5:48 AM, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> hi all. >>>>> >>>>> i have an event gateway test app using the directory watcher >>>>> and its working, i have it setup to send me an email everytime >>>>> a file changes.. >>>>> >>>>> problem is, is that im testing with a simple text file, and when i >>>>> make a change and save the file, i get two emails :( >>>>> >>>>> one email for the previous change, and one email for the current change. >>>>> if i do it again, same thing. one email that matches the previous >>>>> email, and one new one. >>>>> >>>>> ideas? >>>>> thanks! >>>>> tony >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 'Never have anything in your life that you can't walk out on in thirty >>>>> seconds flat, if you spot the heat coming around the corner' >>>>> >>>>> robert deniro - heat (1995) >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305821 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4