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09.18.2007 at 08:52AM PDT, ID: 22836386
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File change notification without FindFirstChangeNotification

Asked by bovlk in Microsoft Visual C++, Windows MFC Programming, Microsoft Programming

Tags: findfirstchangenotification, file, change, notification

Hello,

is there any way to watch for changes in an open file on Windows XP using API or MFC? What I mean is this. I open file called readme.txt for reading. Then, another app rewrites it. Now, I want my application to be instantly notified using message or event or that like that the file was changed. I tried the FindFirstChangeNotification etc. APIs, but that's unnecessarily complex. I need to check just for one file and be notified instantly. Also, I would prefer the notification to be queued so that if two changes occur in a fast sequence, I don't miss one.

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Tags: findfirstchangenotification, file, change, notification
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