Summary

WebWatchBot monitors a file on local and remote Windows systems by:

• Checking the file size.
• Verifying the file date.
• Comparing checksum to detect changes.
• Opening and searching for text in the file.

How does it work?

• WebWatchBot verifies that the file exists.
• The file size is checked.
• The file date is verified.
• Optionally, the file checksum is compared with the expected value.
• Optionally, the file is searched for a configured piece of text.

Why Use this Watch Type?

• Ensure that a critical file exists.
• Ensure a file does not grow too large.
• Ensure that a file does not change by verifying its date and time and/or its checksum
• Ensure the file's content is as expected.
• If a monitored file fails (e.g. file not found or size/date is incorrect) then use WebWatchBot to automatically execute a command to re-run the process that generated the file.

Fields and Buttons

File Name include the drive letter and path (UNC path is OK)

Verification - an alert will be triggered when the conditions below are met.

        Size - use "Get Current" to establish a starting point. 

        Modified - use "Get Current" to see last modification date/time stamp

        Content Change - Checksum

Search Text - Enter a word, phrase or text that should be found in the file when this watch item is run

Search is case sensitive - check box if search results should be case sensitive

If Search text is found, then trigger failure