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How to implement a simple filewatcher Windows service in C#

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This article explains the basic techniques and VS.NET project structure for creating and implementing a simple C# FileSystemWatcher Windows Service

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Matt Sciotto is an IT professional, who specializes in VB and .Net software/web application development. He has written several embeddable ActiveX COM controls, as well as custom server controls in VB.Net, and many scalable webform applications. In addition, he has a handy background in server scripting including knowlege of PHP,Perl,CGI and ASP, and Database Management with intense SQL foundation in MS SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle and MySql environments. He has worked on several OS platforms including all recent versions of Windows, Red Hat Linux, FreeBSD, UNIX and Solaris.

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