2006-02-20, 06:02 AM
(This post was last modified: 2006-02-20, 06:07 AM by Jere_Jones.)
DirMon2 is now available! DirMon2 is a completely different program than the original DirMon so it doesn't suffer from the same flaws (i.e. it has completely new flaws).
What's new?
- It is now flexible beyond belief.
- Can run as a service (that is the prefered method now).
- Can run multiple jobs at the same time.
- Allows building of command line options with substitutions from the target filename.
- Most fields now accept Perl-style regular expressions.
- The order in which jobs are processed is now configurable.
Here are some important things you should know when you are setting it up:
![[Image: DM2JobSettings.gif]](http://www.dragonglobal.org/images/DM2JobSettings.gif)
When you click on the "New Button" you will be asked for a name. This name can be pretty much anything you want. Since it will be used in the Current Status tab so you can identify what is currently running and what is waiting to run.
The circled sections are the minimum sections that must be filled out for a job. What you see is a basic setup for running ShowAnalyzer.
![[Image: DM2GlobalSettings.gif]](http://www.dragonglobal.org/images/DM2GlobalSettings.gif)
Since the DirMon2 service isn't installed when DirMon2 is installed, you will need to install it manually via the "Install" button circled above. Anytime you want to change any of the service settings, you will need to click the uninstall and then click the install button to actually apply the settings. Of course you can also use the service management built into Windows.
A major change from the old DirMon is how deleting old files is handled. Now you can have different settings for different directories. These are managed in the "Clean up" section on the "Global Settings" tab. When you click on the "Add" button (circled above), you get the following dialog:
![[Image: DM2AddCleanup.gif]](http://www.dragonglobal.org/images/DM2AddCleanup.gif)
Fill it out and hit ok. It's that simple. One important thing is that the clean up descriptions are completely independent. So if you want to delete txt files when there isn't a mpg or an mpeg these have to be together. Otherwise any given txt file will get deleted by one cleanup or the other. Make sense? If not, let me know and I'll try to elaborate.
Now, the important step: SAVE YOUR SETTINGS!!
![[Image: DM2SaveSettings.gif]](http://www.dragonglobal.org/images/DM2SaveSettings.gif)
Now you can click on the "Start" button to start DirMon2 doing what it does.
You may be asking how you control how many jobs run at the same time. On the "Global Settings" tab there is a setting for the total number of resources available. Each job has a setting for the number of resources required. They default to 100 each so that only 1 job will run at a time. However, if you change the number of resources required, then you change how many jobs will run at once. For example, a job requiring 50 resources can have 2 jobs running at once if there are 100 resources available. Make sense? If not, let me know and I'll elaborate.
EDIT: It might be nice to let you know where to get it. Download it from here: http://www.dragonglobal.org/dirmon.htm
Enjoy,
Jere
What's new?
- It is now flexible beyond belief.
- Can run as a service (that is the prefered method now).
- Can run multiple jobs at the same time.
- Allows building of command line options with substitutions from the target filename.
- Most fields now accept Perl-style regular expressions.
- The order in which jobs are processed is now configurable.
Here are some important things you should know when you are setting it up:
When you click on the "New Button" you will be asked for a name. This name can be pretty much anything you want. Since it will be used in the Current Status tab so you can identify what is currently running and what is waiting to run.
The circled sections are the minimum sections that must be filled out for a job. What you see is a basic setup for running ShowAnalyzer.
Since the DirMon2 service isn't installed when DirMon2 is installed, you will need to install it manually via the "Install" button circled above. Anytime you want to change any of the service settings, you will need to click the uninstall and then click the install button to actually apply the settings. Of course you can also use the service management built into Windows.
A major change from the old DirMon is how deleting old files is handled. Now you can have different settings for different directories. These are managed in the "Clean up" section on the "Global Settings" tab. When you click on the "Add" button (circled above), you get the following dialog:
Fill it out and hit ok. It's that simple. One important thing is that the clean up descriptions are completely independent. So if you want to delete txt files when there isn't a mpg or an mpeg these have to be together. Otherwise any given txt file will get deleted by one cleanup or the other. Make sense? If not, let me know and I'll try to elaborate.
Now, the important step: SAVE YOUR SETTINGS!!
Now you can click on the "Start" button to start DirMon2 doing what it does.
You may be asking how you control how many jobs run at the same time. On the "Global Settings" tab there is a setting for the total number of resources available. Each job has a setting for the number of resources required. They default to 100 each so that only 1 job will run at a time. However, if you change the number of resources required, then you change how many jobs will run at once. For example, a job requiring 50 resources can have 2 jobs running at once if there are 100 resources available. Make sense? If not, let me know and I'll elaborate.
EDIT: It might be nice to let you know where to get it. Download it from here: http://www.dragonglobal.org/dirmon.htm
Enjoy,
Jere