// dirwatcher.cpp : main project file.

#include "stdafx.h"

System::Void serialize( System::Xml::Serialization::XmlSerializer^ xs, System:ateTime^ timeLastWritten )
{

System::Xml::XmlTextWriter^ writer = ( gcnew System::Xml::XmlTextWriter( "tlw.xml", System::Text::Encoding::UTF8 ) );

writer->Formatting = System::Xml::Formatting::Indented;

try
{
xs->Serialize( writer, timeLastWritten );
}
catch( System::Exception^ e )
{
System::Console::WriteLine( e->InnerException->Message );
}

writer->Close();

}

int main(array<System::String ^> ^args)
{
System::String^ sTargetDir =
"C:\some\directory\I\want\to\watch";

System::IO:irectoryInfo^ dir = ( gcnew System::IO:irectoryInfo( sTargetDir) );

System:ateTime^ timeLastWritten = dir->LastWriteTime;

System::Xml::Serialization::XmlSerializer^ xs = ( gcnew System::Xml::Serialization::XmlSerializer( timeLastWritten->GetType() ) );

if( System::IO::File::Exists( "tlw.xml" ) )
{
System::Xml::XmlTextReader^ reader = ( gcnew System::Xml::XmlTextReader( "tlw.xml" ) );
System:ateTime^ savedTimeLastWritten = dynamic_cast<System:ateTime^>( xs->eserialize( reader ) );
reader->Close();
if( savedTimeLastWritten->Equals( timeLastWritten ) )
return 0;
else
{
System::Windows::Forms:ialogResult confirmed = System::Windows::Forms::MessageBox::Show( "The Target Directory has Changed!",
"irWatcher", System::Windows::Forms::MessageBoxButtons::OKCancel, System::Windows::Forms::MessageBoxIcon::Stop );

if( confirmed == System::Windows::Forms:ialogResult::OK )
{
serialize( xs, timeLastWritten );
}

}
return 0;
}

serialize( xs, timeLastWritten );

    return 0;
}