[Jim McCoy] > The only warning I would add here is that you should be aware of the fact that your watcher > thread will block waiting for a change to occur in the directory; you cannot cancel the > blocked ReadDirectoryChangesW call using the standard pywin32 bindings.
If it causes a problem it might be worth considering one of the other techniques, eg http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/win32_how_do_i/watch_directory_for_c hanges.html#use_findfirstchange which uses the standard WaitForSingleObject approach which admits of a timeout. > We have put together some patches for ReadDirectoryChangesW in pywin32-204 > that enable you to do this check using an io completion event so that you do > not end up blocking on the directory you are watching. I have been a lazy > bum and left these things sitting in a directory waiting to send off to Mark... > I guess I should pass them along. Please do. I, at least, would love to grapple with it. Jim _______________________________________________ Python-win32 mailing list Python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-win32 mailing list Python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
