You are talking about putting the "app" in one folder. So you'd either be limited to only monitoring one folder, or putting a copy of the app in each folder you wanted to monitor.
-AndyM
Exactly. I
was thinking of one copy of the script/exe in each folder to be monitored.
I wonder if a better approach wouldn't be to have an .ini file that contained a list of "folders to monitor". You could add to or edit the .ini file manually, perhaps with a simple interface, and/or be able to drop a folder on the interface/ProgramShortcut to add it to the list, and/or have a right-click folder menu choice to "add to list of monitored folders".
This would of course the the coolest way to do it. I was keeping it as simple as possible in order to make it more attractive for someone to try. An .ini file would be sufficient but some sort of GUI config would be cool too -- as long as it was simple. I see part of the value in this app being simplicity. Easy and quick to set up and run.
What the heck, as long as you have a list of folders to monitor, maybe add a field to have an optional filter, including/excluding certain file types.
Totally. If one was developing an .ini or GUI config, there are a number of additional features that could be implemented.
- File filters: File type, file name, wildcards
- Ability to select files, directories or both will be "shortcutted" in a given folder
- Ability to select a "target folder" to allow individual monitored folder to send shortcuts to specific locations.
Those are just a few off the top of my head. It could be a pretty nifty application.
-Kingsmob77