Bruce, Thank you for your excellent explanation. This will work great. Dave
--- In [email protected], "brucexs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "dave5851" <hotrod@> 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>. >
