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VBScript that can detect when file(s) to a DIR have been deleted, modified or added.

Hello,

I have been using a vbScript that would create a file which would include the filenames of any files added to the Directory specified in the vbScript from there last time the vbScript was run . This has been working great but I am now in need of this file (value specified in strReport ) to include the filenames of those files that have:

a) been added to the directory
b) been deleted from the directory
c) been modified in that directory (want to track users that open files and change values in said file and save)

I have the vbScript below. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You

Const ForReading = 1
Const ForWriting = 2
Const ForAppending = 8
 
strFolder = "c:\folder_to_monitor"
strList = "all_current_files.txt"
strReport = "new_files_added_report.txt"
 
Set objOldFiles = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
objOldFiles.CompareMode = VbTextCompare
 
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
If objFSO.FileExists(strReport) Then
    objFSO.DeleteFile strReport, True
End If
 
If objFSO.FileExists(strList) Then
    Set objList = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strList, ForReading)
    
    Do Until objList.AtEndOfStream
        arrLine = Split(objList.ReadLine, vbTab)
        objOldFiles.Add arrLine(0), arrLine(1)
    Loop
    
    objList.Close
End If
 
Set objList = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strList, ForWriting, True)
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strFolder)
 
For Each objFile In objFolder.Files
    strName = objFile.Name
    dtmCreated = objFile.DateCreated
    objList.WriteLine strName & vbTab & dtmCreated
    
    If Not objOldFiles.Exists(strName) Then
        Set objReport = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strReport, ForAppending, True)
        objReport.WriteLine strName & vbTab & dtmCreated
        objReport.Close
    End If
Next

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Charlie_Melega

ASKER

To further clarify on this, the primary objective of this vbScript should be to determine if: 1) File has been opened 2) File contents have been changed, line added / removed 3) File has been saved

Thanks for suggestions

Meir Rivkin

the script you have posted indeed log the file that were added to the directory but not since the last run of the script but from the first run of the script.
which means that if no new files were added to the directory, all_current_files.txt still logs them.

Meir Rivkin

tell me of the following meet your requirement:
each time you run the script the log file will be appended with a section which states:

•      time of running the script
•      added files
•      modified files + DateLastModified
•      accessed files (but not modified) + DateLastAccessed
•      deleted files

Charlie_Melega

ASKER

Hello Sedgewick,

Yes, the requirements that you state above are exactly what is needed. However, a NEW log file is created if and only if one of these conditions has occurred since the last time the script was run. I do not want to append an existing file as this will not allow me to identify unique activity since the last run of the script. I have another 3rd party tool that I will be using so the output of the log file will only include the activity you referenced above, in the log file. If no activity has occurred from the last time the script was run, then no log file would be produced or simply an empty log file.

Thanks for your help!!

Charlie_Melega

ASKER

I guess this may not be possible?

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Charlie_Melega

ASKER

Hello Rob,

Yes, you answered the question very nicely in that other post.

Thanks again