How does File Size Test perform test?

ironcurtain · Post by **ironcurtain** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:28 am

I am interested to know how the File Size Test operates, please.

I have the following files all in the same directory, which are generated every 5 minutes

For example:
200808082240_FilenameAHU.CSV
200808082240_FilenameQYU.XML

Then again 5 minutes later
200808082245_FilenameAUH.CSV
200808082245_FilenameQYU.xml

Eventually there are a large number of these files in the same directory.
I'm wondering how HostMonitor operates to check for file size, please?

Will HostMonitor choose the latest file by timestamp?
or
Does HostMonitor walk the directory, so reading the files by file name? If so, then it would not be reporting on the most recently generated file in the directory.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:38 am

If you specify test name, HostMonitor will check specific file.
If you use wildcards (*, ?), HostMonitor will check 1st matched file. If you want to know order of the files, use standard "dir" command.
If you need to monitor group of files, you may try Count Files test method

Regards
Alex