Watch exe on server

[EZEason]

We have an app on a Window 2003 server. It is an old 1mb app from '97 that some users in the company still uses. We want to monitor the file to track when someone uses it. We would like to know Who, When, and for How long they used the exe. About 50 users have a shortcut on their desktops and all uses it at least once a month. We just want to make sure we stay in compliance with the licence of the app.(Concurrent Users per licence)

So if it can be done, how would I do this? I research System.IO but did not see anything for exe.

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[SqueakinSweep]

Might be easier to write a console app in .Net which writes to a log file, and then launches the executable. Means you have to update the shortcut on each users desktop though

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[EZEason]

That was one of my thoughts, but can I track when a user closes the app?

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[gjconely]

Following SqueakinSweeps' idea, make an EXE that launches the said application, waits for it to exit and then exits itself.


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