A lot of ftp apps can do checksum and file size checks for you. I think smart FTP was one that you could schedule and if the file was changed do a set of tasks ..
From: Jackson, Jeff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 4:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: How to check when a file has changed from URL? You can use comp.exe to compare the two files, it's on winxp and later by default. From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 10:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: How to check when a file has changed from URL? Wget and run a filediff check of some sort. From: Mark Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 12:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: How to check when a file has changed from URL? I have a url that when I launch it, I receive the File Download 'Do you want to open or save this file?' dialogue box. Currently I download this file manually. The file changes every few weeks or so, but I have no idea when. I simply download the file every so often and compare it to the last copy I downloaded. I would like to be able to have a process that checks this URL regularly and inform me when the file has changed from the copy I currently have. Any ideas on how to accomplish this? I've tried changedetect.com but was unsuccessful. Thanks! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
