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  1. May 10th, 2010, 01:43 PM #1
    Gustav_sf
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    Question File was updated, how to know?

    Hi,
    I have the situation where my VC++ MDI application is presenting the contents of multiple files
    in different windows. If any of the files is updated by an external app my application window must be made aware of this, so that it can keep the contents of it's window concurrent.
    How do I do this? I need Windows to send my app a message so it can reload the contents of the file.
    Any suggestions and I will be grateful.
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    Gustav
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  2. May 10th, 2010, 01:47 PM #2
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    Re: File was updated, how to know?

    Read about FindFirstChangeNotification Function
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  3. May 10th, 2010, 02:41 PM #3
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    Re: File was updated, how to know?

    ... or ReadDirectoryChangesW
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  4. May 11th, 2010, 06:23 AM #4
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    Resolved Re: File was updated, how to know?

    Super! Thank you for your advice, will start to implement right away.
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