sub B_resetScan_Click # saves text file, stops thread, restarts thread.
{
   # open file for write - we want to overwrite the previous file with the new one
   open(FOLDERLIST, ">".LTG::dialog::CONFIGFILE) or die "Can't create/overwrite file: $!\n";

   print FOLDERLIST "#FORCE#\n"; # category ID
   foreach (0..$window->LB_forceFolder->Count())
   {
      # add each element of the force folder after replacing backslashes by forward slashes
      my $folder = $window->LB_forceFolder->GetString($_);
      while ($folder =~ /\\/){
         $folder =~ s/\\/\//;
      }
      print FOLDERLIST $folder."\n";
   }
   
   print FOLDERLIST "#BAN#\n"; # category ID
   foreach (0..$window->LB_banFolder->Count())
   {
      # add each element of the ban folder
      my $folder = $window->LB_banFolder->GetString($_);
      while ($folder =~ /\\/){
         $folder =~ s/\\/\//;
      }    
      print FOLDERLIST $folder."\n";
   }   
      
   close (FOLDERLIST);
   
   # now stop the current scan thread
   # to do this, write in a file th_com.thd the value 0
   #if (defined $thread)
   #{
   #   open (THREADCOM, ">".LTG::dialog::THREADCOM) or die "Can't create/overwrite file: $!\n";
   #   print (THREADCOM,"0");
   #   close THREADCOM;
      # stop thread
   #}
   print "create thread\n";
   my $run : shared = 1;
   $thread = threads->new(\&LTG::scanChange::monitor());# \&LTG::scanChange::monitor);
   print "Waiting 5 seconds while the thread runs\n";
   sleep 5;
   
   print "Shutting down\n";
   $run = 0;
   $thread->join;
}

##</code><code>##

sub monitor
{
   my @wantedF; # folders to be scanned
   my @bannedF; # banned folders not to be scanned
   
   if ( -e LTG::dialog::CONFIGFILE)
   {
      open(FOLDERLIST,LTG::dialog::CONFIGFILE) or die "can't open file";
      my $content = <FOLDERLIST>;
      my $addForce = 0;
      while ($content)
      {        
        if ($content ne "\n")
        {
           $content =~ s/\n/ /;
           ($content =~/^\#FORCE\#/)?($addForce = 1):(($content =~/^\#BAN\#/)?($addForce = 0):($addForce?push(@wantedF,$content):push(@bannedF,$content)));
        }
        $content = <FOLDERLIST>;
        
      }
      close (FOLDERLIST);
   }
   
   #open (THREADCOM, ">".LTG::dialog::THREADCOM) or die "Can't create/overwrite file: $!\n";
   #print THREADCOM "1";
   #close THREADCOM;
   
   #my $active = 1;
   my $run : shared;
   while ($run)
   {
   #   if ( -e LTG::dialog::THREADCOM)
   #   {
   #      open(THREADCOM,LTG::dialog::THREADCOM) or die "can't open file THREADCOM";
   #      $active = <THREADCOM>;
   #      print "active : $active \n";
   #      close THREADCOM;
   #   }
      my %changes = LTG::scanChange::startScan(\@wantedF,\@bannedF,INC_SUBDIRS);
      foreach my $k (keys %changes)
      {
         print "key : $k -> content : $changes{$k}\n";
      }
      # update database here Sumith
      print "---while---\n";
   
   }
}