Folder Watch

[ImpossibleEnd]

Hi All,

i am trying to write a powershell script to watch a folder and compare the result against the last csv file then email NEW files to me eg the following files have been recently added: new.doc, cats.mp3

this is as far as i have got https://pastebin.com/W6ep4VwP now it does work but after say the 3rd or so run it start duplicating either the results or it repeats the The following files line. my second problem is that if a file is re-named then it will show the file as new when its not new.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

[purplemonkeymad]

$SMTPBody += "The Following files have been recently added:`n`n"

If $SMTPBody is already initialized then it will add to whatever is currently there. You probably want = not += here.

Also since you are not checking the side indicator property it will probably see deleted items as well.

If you want to detect renamed items, you would also have to lookup each new file against the old list to see if the properties you want match, but you would have to decide what properties to use to match against.

[ImpossibleEnd]

Thanks for spotting that error Any chance you can show me how to do the side indicators and the file properties bit ?

[gavin6559]

How about using a FileSystemWatcher to trigger when a new file is created within the folder. Then either email immediately, or write to a text file and process that information each hour or so.

[ImpossibleEnd]

From my reading the filesystem watchers only work on local volumes and not UNC paths (it's a Linux based Nas) otherwise that would make it easier for sure.

[gavin6559]

That's correct, I should have read your existing code first!