Author: HotKeyIt, SKAN, Lexikos Last Modified: 20090613
- You can add a new folder to watch for.
- Report changes to any function
- Stop watching
WatchDirectory("C:\Windows",1)
For more details of the functions's parameters and return value, please see it's source code.
This functionality already exist in Crazy Scripting : FolderSpy v0.96 Synchronous (http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22862).
Requires at least Windows 2000 or higher.
It is not strictly standard conform, because it a awaits a user defined function.
Also this lacks an external documentation. Look for that at head of source.
For update's details and remarks related to the functions, please see the AutoHotkey Forum: http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45237
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; #Include WatchDirectory.ahk #NoEnv SendMode Input SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% #Persistent OnExit,Exit WatchDirectory("C:\Windows",1) SetTimer,WatchFolder,100 Return WatchFolder: WatchDirectory("RegisterChanges") Return RegisterChanges(action,folder,file){ static #1:="New File", #2:="Deleted", #3:="Modified", #4:="Renamed From", #5:="Renamed To" ToolTip % #%Action% "`n" folder . (SubStr(folder,0)="\" ? "" : "\") . file } Exit: WatchDirectory() ExitApp