File Watcher Simple

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"Sweet app if you can figure out how to use it"

RickSchwein May 21, 2009 / Version: File Watcher Simple 0.8

2009-05-21 15:11:16 | By RickSchwein

Pros

Once configured, it efficiently monitors file system activity and is able to log and execute applications as appropriate. Oh, and it's free!

Cons

Zero documentation, zero documentation, and operating syntax is not at all obvious. It took hours of trial and error to get FWS to run a perl script against a file.

Summary

With even basic documentation and a few examples, this would be very easy to implement.

Updated on May 22, 2009

Correction. There is documentation, though minimal, and examples, if you first run the File Watcher Console program with the /e switch. It creates an xml that FWS will read and you can get a running start on configuring this very handy (if cryptic) utlity.

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What's new in version 0.8
This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

General
Publisher	Jussi Hiltunen
Publisher web site	http://fwutilities.sourceforge.net/
Release Date	February 01, 2008
Date Added	February 01, 2008
Version	0.8

Category
Category	Utilities & Operating Systems
Subcategory	File Management

Operating Systems
Operating Systems	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Additional Requirements	Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

Download Information
File Size	63.81KB
File Name	fws_0.8.0.0_bin.zip

Popularity
Total Downloads	805
Downloads Last Week	1

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License Model	Free
Limitations	Not available
Price	Free

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