void timer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//first of all, we need to pause the timer
timer.Stop();
//loop over all directories to watch
//again, i is the running index of the current directory
for (int i = 0; i < watchDirs.Count; i++)
{
FileInfo[] filesInDir = watchDirs[i].GetFiles();
int fileCountInDir = filesInDir.Length;
int fileCountInList = fileLists[i].Count;
//compare number of entries
if (fileCountInDir > fileCountInList)
{
//number of files in the dir are bigger.
//look for the new files
//this is the big moment, find the new files!
//for this, we simply loop over all files in the directory
//and check if it is present in our list
foreach (FileInfo file in filesInDir)
{
//this is why we use a dictionary instead of an ordinary list
//this expression is true when the currently reviewed file is not present in the dictionary
if (!fileLists[i].ContainsKey(file.FullName))
{
//we found it!
//too bad, we now have to loop over the files again, so an ordinary list would have been just as good
//but too lazy to change it back
foreach (KeyValuePair <string, FileInfo> dictEntry in fileLists[i])
{
//get the filename (with path and without)
string originalNewFileName = file.FullName;
string originalNewFileNameShort = file.Name;
//I've got the feeling, that this is a terrible waste of resources
//in case a copy of an existing file is made, windows adds a suffix to it.
//BUT: this suffix is dependant on the version of windows.
//what we do instead of looking for the suffix: we compare the beginning of the filenames
//before that. we have to remove the extension of the file, else the extensions is bad for the "newFileName.StartsWith() function"
//basically we look for the position of the "." which marks the extension and remove it an all other characters afterwards
string foundFileName = dictEntry.Key.Remove(dictEntry.Key.LastIndexOf("."), dictEntry.Key.Length - dictEntry.Key.LastIndexOf("."));
//do we have the right file
if (originalNewFileName.StartsWith(foundFileName))
{
//this is it!
//remove the extension of the file just like above for convenience
string fileExtension = dictEntry.Value.Extension;
string filePath = dictEntry.Value.Directory.FullName;
originalNewFileNameShort = originalNewFileNameShort.Remove(originalNewFileNameShort.LastIndexOf("."), originalNewFileNameShort.Length - originalNewFileNameShort.LastIndexOf("."));
//open a dialog and ask the user to name it
//this is a small form from a different file.
FormNewFileDialog dialog = new FormNewFileDialog(originalNewFileNameShort);
DialogResult result = dialog.ShowDialog();
if (result == DialogResult.OK)
{
//get the result from the dialog
string newNewFileName = dialog.newFileName;
//remove all but the filename so we know what to replace in the file
string foundFileNameShort = dictEntry.Value.Name.Remove(dictEntry.Value.Name.LastIndexOf("."), dictEntry.Value.Name.Length - dictEntry.Value.Name.LastIndexOf("."));
string createdFile = filePath + "\\" + newNewFileName + fileExtension;
//in case the user has entered a file that already exists, we sould issue a warning
bool skipFile = false; //as long as the file does not exist and the user doesnt decide against over writing, we dont skip the file
if (File.Exists(createdFile))
{
DialogResult overwriteResult = MessageBox.Show(
"The file '" + newNewFileName + fileExtension + "' already exists." +
"\nDo you want to overwrite the file?" +
"\nIf you decide 'no', the file '" + originalNewFileNameShort + "' will be deleted.",
"File already exists!",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
MessageBoxIcon.Warning,
MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button2
);
//when the user wants to NOT overwrite the file, we skip it
if (overwriteResult == DialogResult.No)
{
skipFile = true;
}
}
//when the file is not flagged for skipping, we procede
if (!skipFile)
{
//now create a new dummyfile with the function
ReplaceTextInFile(originalNewFileName, createdFile, foundFileNameShort, newNewFileName);
//Delete the original file - with " - Copy" suffix
File.Delete(originalNewFileName);
//now, add the new file to the directory
//we cannot directly add the new entry into the dictionary
//since we are currently looping over it.
//Instead, remember the file and add afterwards
filesToAddToDictionary.Add(createdFile);
}
else
{
//Delete the original file - with " - Copy" suffix
File.Delete(originalNewFileName);
}
//break from loop to save computing power, there wont be any more matches
break;
}
}
}
//remember that file? now add it!
foreach (string createdFile in filesToAddToDictionary)
{
//only add the file if it is not already present in the dictionary
if (!fileLists[i].ContainsKey(createdFile))
{
fileLists[i].Add(createdFile, new FileInfo(createdFile));
}
}
//now delete all items from this list so it can be populated again next round
filesToAddToDictionary.Clear();
}
}
}
else if (fileCountInDir < fileCountInList)
{
//a file has been removed.
//delete if from the list
//previously we looped over the dictionary and looked for the first entry that is not in the dictionary
//now we do it the other way round: look in the dictionary for the first entry that does not exist as a file
foreach (KeyValuePair <string, FileInfo> dictEntry in fileLists[i])
{
//this is the file, we are looking for in this pass
string searchFile = dictEntry.Key;
bool presentInDir = false;
//look for this file in the directory
for (int j = 0; j < filesInDir.Length; j++)
{
//do to names match?
if (filesInDir[j].FullName == searchFile)
{
//yes? then this is not the file we are looking for
//http://www.nurbilder.com/pics/179eab-341.jpg
presentInDir = true;
break;
}
}
//after having a look at all the files, did we find it?
if (!presentInDir)
{
//no? then this must be the deleted file
//we now delete it from the dictionary.
//no directly. we remember to remove it later since we are processing the dictionary
//and cannot remove items from it while we do so
filesToRemoveFromDictionary.Add(searchFile);
}
}
//now we are done processing the dictionary and we can remove the entries
foreach (string deleteFile in filesToRemoveFromDictionary)
{
fileLists[i].Remove(deleteFile);
}
//now delete all items from this list so it can be populated again next round
filesToRemoveFromDictionary.Clear();
}
else
{
//nothing changed
}
}
//dont forget to restart the timer
timer.Start();
}
void timer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//first of all, we need to pause the timer
timer.Stop();
//loop over all directories to watch
//again, i is the running index of the current directory
for (int i = 0; i < watchDirs.Count; i++)
{
FileInfo[] filesInDir = watchDirs[i].GetFiles();
int fileCountInDir = filesInDir.Length;
int fileCountInList = fileLists[i].Count;
//compare number of entries
if(fileCountInDir > fileCountInList)
{
//number of files in the dir are bigger.
//look for the new files
//this is the big moment, find the new files!
//for this, we simply loop over all files in the directory
//and check if it is present in our list
foreach(FileInfo file in filesInDir)
{
//this is why we use a dictionary instead of an ordinary list
//this expression is true when the currently reviewed file is not present in the dictionary
if(!fileLists[i].ContainsKey(file.FullName))
{
//we found it!
//too bad, we now have to loop over the files again, so an ordinary list would have been just as good
//but too lazy to change it back
foreach(KeyValuePair<string, FileInfo> dictEntry in fileLists[i])
{
//get the filename (with path and without)
string originalNewFileName = file.FullName;
string originalNewFileNameShort = file.Name;
//I've got the feeling, that this is a terrible waste of resources
//in case a copy of an existing file is made, windows adds a suffix to it.
//BUT: this suffix is dependant on the version of windows.
//what we do instead of looking for the suffix: we compare the beginning of the filenames
//before that. we have to remove the extension of the file, else the extensions is bad for the "newFileName.StartsWith() function"
//basically we look for the position of the "." which marks the extension and remove it an all other characters afterwards
string foundFileName = dictEntry.Key.Remove(dictEntry.Key.LastIndexOf("."), dictEntry.Key.Length - dictEntry.Key.LastIndexOf("."));
//do we have the right file
if (originalNewFileName.StartsWith(foundFileName))
{
//this is it!
//remove the extension of the file just like above for convenience
string fileExtension = dictEntry.Value.Extension;
string filePath = dictEntry.Value.Directory.FullName;
originalNewFileNameShort = originalNewFileNameShort.Remove(originalNewFileNameShort.LastIndexOf("."), originalNewFileNameShort.Length - originalNewFileNameShort.LastIndexOf("."));
//open a dialog and ask the user to name it
//this is a small form from a different file.
FormNewFileDialog dialog = new FormNewFileDialog(originalNewFileNameShort);
DialogResult result = dialog.ShowDialog();
if(result == DialogResult.OK)
{
//get the result from the dialog
string newNewFileName = dialog.newFileName;
//remove all but the filename so we know what to replace in the file
string foundFileNameShort = dictEntry.Value.Name.Remove(dictEntry.Value.Name.LastIndexOf("."), dictEntry.Value.Name.Length - dictEntry.Value.Name.LastIndexOf("."));
string createdFile = filePath + "\\" + newNewFileName + fileExtension;
//in case the user has entered a file that already exists, we sould issue a warning
bool skipFile = false; //as long as the file does not exist and the user doesnt decide against over writing, we dont skip the file
if(File.Exists(createdFile))
{
DialogResult overwriteResult = MessageBox.Show(
"The file '" + newNewFileName + fileExtension + "' already exists." +
"\nDo you want to overwrite the file?" +
"\nIf you decide 'no', the file '" + originalNewFileNameShort + "' will be deleted.",
"File already exists!",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
MessageBoxIcon.Warning,
MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button2
);
//when the user wants to NOT overwrite the file, we skip it
if(overwriteResult == DialogResult.No)
{
skipFile = true;
}
}
//when the file is not flagged for skipping, we procede
if(!skipFile)
{
//now create a new dummyfile with the function
ReplaceTextInFile(originalNewFileName, createdFile, foundFileNameShort, newNewFileName);
//Delete the original file - with " - Copy" suffix
File.Delete(originalNewFileName);
//now, add the new file to the directory
//we cannot directly add the new entry into the dictionary
//since we are currently looping over it.
//Instead, remember the file and add afterwards
filesToAddToDictionary.Add(createdFile);
}
else
{
//Delete the original file - with " - Copy" suffix
File.Delete(originalNewFileName);
}
//break from loop to save computing power, there wont be any more matches
break;
}
}
}
//remember that file? now add it!
foreach (string createdFile in filesToAddToDictionary)
{
//only add the file if it is not already present in the dictionary
if (!fileLists[i].ContainsKey(createdFile))
{
fileLists[i].Add(createdFile, new FileInfo(createdFile));
}
}
//now delete all items from this list so it can be populated again next round
filesToAddToDictionary.Clear();
}
}
}
else if (fileCountInDir < fileCountInList)
{
//a file has been removed.
//delete if from the list
//previously we looped over the dictionary and looked for the first entry that is not in the dictionary
//now we do it the other way round: look in the dictionary for the first entry that does not exist as a file
foreach (KeyValuePair<string, FileInfo> dictEntry in fileLists[i])
{
//this is the file, we are looking for in this pass
string searchFile = dictEntry.Key;
bool presentInDir = false;
//look for this file in the directory
for(int j = 0; j< filesInDir.Length;j++)
{
//do to names match?
if(filesInDir[j].FullName == searchFile)
{
//yes? then this is not the file we are looking for
//http://www.nurbilder.com/pics/179eab-341.jpg
presentInDir = true;
break;
}
}
//after having a look at all the files, did we find it?
if (!presentInDir)
{
//no? then this must be the deleted file
//we now delete it from the dictionary.
//no directly. we remember to remove it later since we are processing the dictionary
//and cannot remove items from it while we do so
filesToRemoveFromDictionary.Add(searchFile);
}
}
//now we are done processing the dictionary and we can remove the entries
foreach (string deleteFile in filesToRemoveFromDictionary)
{
fileLists[i].Remove(deleteFile);
}
//now delete all items from this list so it can be populated again next round
filesToRemoveFromDictionary.Clear();
}
else
{
//nothing changed
}
}
//dont forget to restart the timer
timer.Start();
}
