Question

I am wanting to create a Windows Service for the first time, but just have a question about the logic of it:

I want to create a service that every x seconds, poll’s a directory, reads all the text files in this directory, inserts the details into the database and then archives this file.

How do I do this so that it runs every x seconds? (which x is defined in a configuration file).

Do I do a loop that says something like:

int interval = 5000;
while (TRUE) {
   //my logic
   Thread.Sleep(interval); //pause for 5 seconds
}

Is this the accepted method to achieve this?

Answer 1

You can use FileSystemWatcher instead of checking every x seconds.You will be notified whenever a file or folder in the given folder is created,deleted or changed

Check Here from msdn.