Using a service as an input to a program

Asked Aug 19 '21 at 10:56

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I want to program a Windows service that will detect when a .png or .jpg file has been added to a specific folder and then send a Boolean value to another program that will take these pictures and process them.

I am not sure if there is a better way for a program to passively scan for input files or how to get a service to communicate with a program.

edited Aug 19 '21 at 11:06

jonrsharpe

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asked Aug 19 '21 at 10:56

Erasmus Van Graan

I think you are right, the only way to do that would be to poll the folder every `x` milliseconds. – James Geddes Aug 19 '21 at 10:59
See the use of [```watchdog```](https://www.thepythoncode.com/article/create-a-watchdog-in-python) module – Aug 19 '21 at 11:00
Have you seen https://stackoverflow.com/questions/182197/how-do-i-watch-a-file-for-changes ? – James Geddes Aug 19 '21 at 11:04
The watchdog one looks much more promising than trying to implement a service. Thank you. – Erasmus Van Graan Aug 20 '21 at 11:44

Using a service as an input to a program

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