Remote FileSystemWatcher

[TommyF]

I am trying to find a way to watch a directory on an ftp site so I can download files once they have been uploaded. Am I able to do this with FileSystemWatcher if so how do I do it I can manage to watch the files on a local machine but not a remote one.

If I cant use FileSystemWatcher is there any other way to monitor an FTP site?

 

[mrmovie]

wmi can do it so i would have to say vb.net can do it.

 

[TommyF]

could you point me in the right dirrection of how to achieve this

 

[mrmovie]

no i dont think i could, all im trying to say is that it can be done.
worst case would be to map a drive on the local machine and have the local machine watch the mapped drive. that might help get round the remote machine stuff.

 

[atruhoo]

I seem to remember an article in Visual Studio magazine around the first of the year dealing with a File Watch application, it may have been Jan or Feb not sure which or if even this will help you but I figured it couldn't hurt.

Richard