On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:50:35 +0200 Yossi Itzkovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a script that should wait for a new file to be created, and
> then start processing it. I don't know the filename, just the pattern
> (known prefix). I can do it like this
>
> While (1)
> {
> get directory content
> check each file for filename pattern. If found - last.
> sleep for few 100ms
> }
>
> But I guess there is a more elegant way. Is there ?
>
You should look at Win32::ChangeNotify and Linux::Inotify2, depending
on your platform.
Cheers,
Tal
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