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  • ljh
    #1

    Unknown error....

    Here is the code section I am getting an error on

    ------------------------------------------
    'create a watcher for each file type and hook it to the event subs
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 0 To UBound(FileType s) 'FileTypes is a string array with
    stuff like "*.doc" in the arrays
    ReDim Preserve Watchers(i)
    Watchers(i) = New FileSystemWatch er
    With Watchers(i)
    .Filter = FileTypes(i).To String
    .EnableRaisingE vents = True
    .IncludeSubdire ctories = True
    .InternalBuffer Size = 1277592
    .NotifyFilter = IO.NotifyFilter s.DirectoryName Or
    IO.NotifyFilter s.LastWrite Or IO.NotifyFilter s.FileName Or
    IO.NotifyFilter s.Size Or IO.NotifyFilter s.Attributes

    'add handlers
    AddHandler Watchers(i).Cha nged, AddressOf watch_changed
    AddHandler Watchers(i).Cre ated, AddressOf watch_changed
    AddHandler Watchers(i).Del eted, AddressOf watch_changed
    AddHandler Watchers(i).Ren amed, AddressOf watch_renamed
    End With
    Next
    ------------------------------------------

    The error that I get is "The path is not of a legal form." and it points to
    the ".EnableRaising Events = True" line of code.

    The online help is generic and of no use at all.

    I don't get it. There is no "path" here. EnableRaisingEv ents does not
    require a "path" argument only a boolean.

    Without this line, no events are triggered and the code is useless.

    Can somebody help me figure this one out? PLEEEEEEASE?


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    • Göran Andersson
      #2
      Re: Unknown error....

      Why do you post VB code in the C# newsgroup? Only post in the relevant
      groups, "pleeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeease" .

      It's much more likely that you are actually getting the error on the
      previous line, because you have something in the array that can't be
      interpreted as a file mask.


      ljh wrote:[color=blue]
      > Here is the code section I am getting an error on
      >
      > ------------------------------------------
      > 'create a watcher for each file type and hook it to the event subs
      > Dim i As Integer
      > For i = 0 To UBound(FileType s) 'FileTypes is a string array with
      > stuff like "*.doc" in the arrays
      > ReDim Preserve Watchers(i)
      > Watchers(i) = New FileSystemWatch er
      > With Watchers(i)
      > .Filter = FileTypes(i).To String
      > .EnableRaisingE vents = True
      > .IncludeSubdire ctories = True
      > .InternalBuffer Size = 1277592
      > .NotifyFilter = IO.NotifyFilter s.DirectoryName Or
      > IO.NotifyFilter s.LastWrite Or IO.NotifyFilter s.FileName Or
      > IO.NotifyFilter s.Size Or IO.NotifyFilter s.Attributes
      >
      > 'add handlers
      > AddHandler Watchers(i).Cha nged, AddressOf watch_changed
      > AddHandler Watchers(i).Cre ated, AddressOf watch_changed
      > AddHandler Watchers(i).Del eted, AddressOf watch_changed
      > AddHandler Watchers(i).Ren amed, AddressOf watch_renamed
      > End With
      > Next
      > ------------------------------------------
      >
      > The error that I get is "The path is not of a legal form." and it points to
      > the ".EnableRaising Events = True" line of code.
      >
      > The online help is generic and of no use at all.
      >
      > I don't get it. There is no "path" here. EnableRaisingEv ents does not
      > require a "path" argument only a boolean.
      >
      > Without this line, no events are triggered and the code is useless.
      >
      > Can somebody help me figure this one out? PLEEEEEEASE?
      >
      >[/color]

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        • ljh
          #3
          Re: Unknown error....


          "Göran Andersson" <guffa@guffa.co m> wrote in message
          news:u3xqDEskGH A.1204@TK2MSFTN GP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
          > Why do you post VB code in the C# newsgroup? Only post in the relevant
          > groups, "pleeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeease" .
          >
          > It's much more likely that you are actually getting the error on the
          > previous line, because you have something in the array that can't be
          > interpreted as a file mask.[/color]

          You are right. I had entered ".doc" instead of "*.doc".

          And I will try and watch where I post more closely.

          Thanks!
          [color=blue]
          >
          >
          > ljh wrote:[color=green]
          >> Here is the code section I am getting an error on
          >>
          >> ------------------------------------------
          >> 'create a watcher for each file type and hook it to the event subs
          >> Dim i As Integer
          >> For i = 0 To UBound(FileType s) 'FileTypes is a string array
          >> with stuff like "*.doc" in the arrays
          >> ReDim Preserve Watchers(i)
          >> Watchers(i) = New FileSystemWatch er
          >> With Watchers(i)
          >> .Filter = FileTypes(i).To String
          >> .EnableRaisingE vents = True
          >> .IncludeSubdire ctories = True
          >> .InternalBuffer Size = 1277592
          >> .NotifyFilter = IO.NotifyFilter s.DirectoryName Or
          >> IO.NotifyFilter s.LastWrite Or IO.NotifyFilter s.FileName Or
          >> IO.NotifyFilter s.Size Or IO.NotifyFilter s.Attributes
          >>
          >> 'add handlers
          >> AddHandler Watchers(i).Cha nged, AddressOf watch_changed
          >> AddHandler Watchers(i).Cre ated, AddressOf watch_changed
          >> AddHandler Watchers(i).Del eted, AddressOf watch_changed
          >> AddHandler Watchers(i).Ren amed, AddressOf watch_renamed
          >> End With
          >> Next
          >> ------------------------------------------
          >>
          >> The error that I get is "The path is not of a legal form." and it points
          >> to the ".EnableRaising Events = True" line of code.
          >>
          >> The online help is generic and of no use at all.
          >>
          >> I don't get it. There is no "path" here. EnableRaisingEv ents does not
          >> require a "path" argument only a boolean.
          >>
          >> Without this line, no events are triggered and the code is useless.
          >>
          >> Can somebody help me figure this one out? PLEEEEEEASE?[/color][/color]


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            • ljh
              #4
              Crap!

              I spoke too soon.

              The error is still there (even with my fix of ".doc" to "*.doc" for the
              filter).



              "ljh" <Reply@groups.p lease> wrote in message
              news:aW9lg.1607 9$gv2.1466@bign ews3.bellsouth. net...[color=blue]
              >
              > "Göran Andersson" <guffa@guffa.co m> wrote in message
              > news:u3xqDEskGH A.1204@TK2MSFTN GP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
              >> Why do you post VB code in the C# newsgroup? Only post in the relevant
              >> groups, "pleeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeease" .
              >>
              >> It's much more likely that you are actually getting the error on the
              >> previous line, because you have something in the array that can't be
              >> interpreted as a file mask.[/color]
              >
              > You are right. I had entered ".doc" instead of "*.doc".
              >
              > And I will try and watch where I post more closely.
              >
              > Thanks!
              >[color=green]
              >>
              >>
              >> ljh wrote:[color=darkred]
              >>> Here is the code section I am getting an error on
              >>>
              >>> ------------------------------------------
              >>> 'create a watcher for each file type and hook it to the event subs
              >>> Dim i As Integer
              >>> For i = 0 To UBound(FileType s) 'FileTypes is a string array
              >>> with stuff like "*.doc" in the arrays
              >>> ReDim Preserve Watchers(i)
              >>> Watchers(i) = New FileSystemWatch er
              >>> With Watchers(i)
              >>> .Filter = FileTypes(i).To String
              >>> .EnableRaisingE vents = True
              >>> .IncludeSubdire ctories = True
              >>> .InternalBuffer Size = 1277592
              >>> .NotifyFilter = IO.NotifyFilter s.DirectoryName Or
              >>> IO.NotifyFilter s.LastWrite Or IO.NotifyFilter s.FileName Or
              >>> IO.NotifyFilter s.Size Or IO.NotifyFilter s.Attributes
              >>>
              >>> 'add handlers
              >>> AddHandler Watchers(i).Cha nged, AddressOf watch_changed
              >>> AddHandler Watchers(i).Cre ated, AddressOf watch_changed
              >>> AddHandler Watchers(i).Del eted, AddressOf watch_changed
              >>> AddHandler Watchers(i).Ren amed, AddressOf watch_renamed
              >>> End With
              >>> Next
              >>> ------------------------------------------
              >>>
              >>> The error that I get is "The path is not of a legal form." and it points
              >>> to the ".EnableRaising Events = True" line of code.
              >>>
              >>> The online help is generic and of no use at all.
              >>>
              >>> I don't get it. There is no "path" here. EnableRaisingEv ents does not
              >>> require a "path" argument only a boolean.
              >>>
              >>> Without this line, no events are triggered and the code is useless.
              >>>
              >>> Can somebody help me figure this one out? PLEEEEEEASE?[/color][/color]
              >
              >[/color]


                Comment

                • ljh
                  #5
                  Re: Crap! - OK ... I got it.....

                  I falsely thought that FileSystemWatch er would raise events for the whole
                  SYSTEM (hence the name, right?).

                  This is not the case.

                  You must provide a FileSystemWatch er.Path to watch for. This also means
                  that you must create a File"System"Wat cher component for every drive
                  (physical drives and all networked drives) that you wish to monitor.


                  "ljh" <Reply@groups.p lease> wrote in message
                  news:sZ9lg.1608 0$gv2.9096@bign ews3.bellsouth. net...[color=blue]
                  >I spoke too soon.
                  >
                  > The error is still there (even with my fix of ".doc" to "*.doc" for the
                  > filter).
                  >
                  >
                  >
                  > "ljh" <Reply@groups.p lease> wrote in message
                  > news:aW9lg.1607 9$gv2.1466@bign ews3.bellsouth. net...[color=green]
                  >>
                  >> "Göran Andersson" <guffa@guffa.co m> wrote in message
                  >> news:u3xqDEskGH A.1204@TK2MSFTN GP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
                  >>> Why do you post VB code in the C# newsgroup? Only post in the relevant
                  >>> groups, "pleeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeease" .
                  >>>
                  >>> It's much more likely that you are actually getting the error on the
                  >>> previous line, because you have something in the array that can't be
                  >>> interpreted as a file mask.[/color]
                  >>
                  >> You are right. I had entered ".doc" instead of "*.doc".
                  >>
                  >> And I will try and watch where I post more closely.
                  >>
                  >> Thanks!
                  >>[color=darkred]
                  >>>
                  >>>
                  >>> ljh wrote:
                  >>>> Here is the code section I am getting an error on
                  >>>>
                  >>>> ------------------------------------------
                  >>>> 'create a watcher for each file type and hook it to the event subs
                  >>>> Dim i As Integer
                  >>>> For i = 0 To UBound(FileType s) 'FileTypes is a string array
                  >>>> with stuff like "*.doc" in the arrays
                  >>>> ReDim Preserve Watchers(i)
                  >>>> Watchers(i) = New FileSystemWatch er
                  >>>> With Watchers(i)
                  >>>> .Filter = FileTypes(i).To String
                  >>>> .EnableRaisingE vents = True
                  >>>> .IncludeSubdire ctories = True
                  >>>> .InternalBuffer Size = 1277592
                  >>>> .NotifyFilter = IO.NotifyFilter s.DirectoryName Or
                  >>>> IO.NotifyFilter s.LastWrite Or IO.NotifyFilter s.FileName Or
                  >>>> IO.NotifyFilter s.Size Or IO.NotifyFilter s.Attributes
                  >>>>
                  >>>> 'add handlers
                  >>>> AddHandler Watchers(i).Cha nged, AddressOf watch_changed
                  >>>> AddHandler Watchers(i).Cre ated, AddressOf watch_changed
                  >>>> AddHandler Watchers(i).Del eted, AddressOf watch_changed
                  >>>> AddHandler Watchers(i).Ren amed, AddressOf watch_renamed
                  >>>> End With
                  >>>> Next
                  >>>> ------------------------------------------
                  >>>>
                  >>>> The error that I get is "The path is not of a legal form." and it
                  >>>> points to the ".EnableRaising Events = True" line of code.
                  >>>>
                  >>>> The online help is generic and of no use at all.
                  >>>>
                  >>>> I don't get it. There is no "path" here. EnableRaisingEv ents does not
                  >>>> require a "path" argument only a boolean.
                  >>>>
                  >>>> Without this line, no events are triggered and the code is useless.
                  >>>>
                  >>>> Can somebody help me figure this one out? PLEEEEEEASE?[/color]
                  >>
                  >>[/color]
                  >
                  >[/color]



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