Monitor files accessed by other programs

Question

I'm looking for a way to monitor (and read) files that are created or accessed by another program. I found an approach in this article. However, this article uses a C++ solution that is embedded in a C# program.

Is there a native C# solution for this monitoring job?

(Sorry if this has been asked before. I just couldn't find anything similar enough.)

See this thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/177146/how-do-i-get-the-list-of-open-file-handles-by-process-in-c — Chris Haas, Aug 29 '11 at 21:48
Do you need to know when a file handle is open? whether the file is actually changed or not? — IAbstract, Aug 29 '11 at 21:55

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 29 '11 at 21:47

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You should probably look into FileSystemWatcher class. I haven't used it yet, but seems that this sort of thing is what it is for:

Use FileSystemWatcher to watch for changes in a specified directory. You can watch for changes in files and subdirectories of the specified directory. You can create a component to watch files on a local computer, a network drive, or a remote computer.

answered Aug 29 '11 at 21:47

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Thanks alot. It seems to work. Using the FileSystemWatcher class was easier than I expected. – RolandK Aug 30 '11 at 02:04

Monitor files accessed by other programs

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