FileSystemWatcher Service Problem

[fawkes]

I've set up a windows service using a file system watcher and can't get it to run.

It hangs up on the following:

'Set the file properties the file system watcher uses to detect 
        'changes to files
        Try
            Me.EventLog.WriteEntry("Set wait for changed")
            Me.FileSystemWatcher1.WaitForChanged(IO.WatcherChangeTypes.Created)
        Catch ex As Exception

            'Write the error to the event log
            Me.EventLog.WriteEntry( _
                "Could not set the wait for changed. Error was: " & _
                ex.Message, System.Diagnostics.EventLogEntryType.Error, 1, _
                CType(1, Short))

        End Try

It writes the first log entry but nothing afterwards so I know it isn't getting past the WaitForChanged property setting.

I'm not getting any errors in the event log.

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[chiph]

What account is your service running under?
It may not have access to the filesystem, if it's running as NetworkService.

Chip H.


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[fawkes]

I've tried it in three of the four options, I haven't tried Network.

I've removed the WaitForChanged text and it works fine now.