Re: Monitoring directory for new files

The only *true* way to avoid race conditions is to use the Win32 API ReadDirectoryChangesW with OVERLAPPED, and do that from C/C++.

Probably not what you want to hear, sorry.

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Re^2: Monitoring directory for new files by tokpela (Chaplain) on Jan 21, 2010 at 11:22 UTC
Actually, there is a module on this site by D. Faure that encapsulates this API - Win32::ReadDirectoryChangesW. I found this a few weeks ago and have been using it in a test program and it works well enough for my purposes. I am in the process of moving (countries) but intend to ask D Faure if I can put this on CPAN when I get settled.	[reply]