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From: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 16:15

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"Josh Kirkpatrick" <jkirkpat at speedymail dot org> wrote in message
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> While I can use FindFirstChangeNotification...FindNextChangeNotification,
> I want a detailed report of the change.

Have a look at SHChangeNotifyRegister():


http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/functions/shchangenotifyregister.asp

Ignore the note that Win2000 is the minimum OS version needed.  It is not.
I've used this function on Win98 without problems.  For example:

    http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4942/notify.html

> For example, if a new file is created, I want to know its name,
> not just its location.  Ditto for new folders or file/folder
renames/deletes.

SHChangeNotifyRegister() gives you that info.


Gambit

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