--- In [email protected], "dave5851" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Many thanks, Bruce. That sounds like what I had in mind. Works > like a champ. Only problem now is finding a way to start WatchFolder > on a remote PC. Is it ok to just let it run?
Yes just let it run: there is very little overhead as all the work is done in the Operating System and nothing happens until you change the folder. There is _no_ timer or polling -- its all driven by the event of changing the folder which Windows recognizes and then signals PowerPro (through a suspended thread). How much overhead will > it cost? I could start it with a timer about the time I need it. YOu could, but it would not save anything significant and may even cost more due to timer overhead Can I > schedule a timer from a remote PC? Sure, write a script to start the timer and use the above technique to start the script <g>.
