File change

Monitor description

The monitor checks a file for changes in size or modification date.

File change monitor property page (Windows version)

Windows specific properties

Path - Absolute path of the the file, including the name of the host. For example, \\myhost\c$\test.txt

Unix specific properties

Path - Path of the the file relative to the host. For example, /home/robert/test.txt

Monitor specific properties

Date - Check this option to trigger an alarm if the file is modified
Larger size - Check this option to trigger an alarm if the file grows in size.
Smaller size - Check this option to trigger an alarm if the file shrinks in size.
Not change - Check this option if the file size or date not have changed since last test.

Path field formatting flags

The following formatting variables can be included when specifying a path.

%time_hour - Hour in 24-hour format (00 -23)
%time_hour2 - Hour in 12-hour format (01 -12)
%time_minute - Minute as decimal number (00 -59)
%time_second - Second as decimal number (00 – 59)
%date_year - Year with century, as decimal number
%date_year2 - Year without century, as decimal number
%date_month - Month as decimal number (01 – 12)
%date_dayofmonth - Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31)
%date_dayofyear - Day of year as decimal number (001 – 366)
%date_weekday - Weekday as decimal number (0 – 6; Sunday is 0)