Local files and folders

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WebSite-Watcher supports monitoring local files and folders. Local addresses can be inserted directly into the URL field (eg. c:\projects\bookmark.wsw), or by entering the directory or file via the user interface (click the options button

and select a file/folder from the popup menu).

Monitor a directory with subdirectories

If you want to check a folder and all files in subfolders, you have to use the Follow-Links feature. It's recommended to start with link depth 1 and increase that value if needed.

Directories and the modified date

If a file in a directory is changed, then the modified date of the corresponding directory is changed, too. This will probably give you redundant update notifications which can be avoided as follows:

Create an appropriate filter
This can be done with the Filter-Wizard, examples see below.
Display the creation date instead of the modified date
Alternatively you can display the creation date instead of the modified date for folders by entering the following line to the Tweak section or the program configuration:
CheckLocalFolderUseCreationDate=1

Create Filter using the Filter-Wizard

A directory listing has the following format:

2005-02-20 23:12:16 DIR FirstFolder
2006-03-20 13:11:26 DIR AnotherFolder
2006-01-08 12:01:22 FILE zip MyZipFile.zip 1.187.673 Bytes
2006-03-12 13:12:31 FILE zip ZipFileName.zip 3.374.123 Bytes
2006-04-11 11:58:47 FILE zip FileName13.zip 2.342.234 Bytes

Ignore date changes of directories:

Open the Filter-Wizard
Select "2006-03-20 13:11:26 DIR"
Select "New Ignore Filter + Selected Text + The selected text contains changing numbers"

Ignore date changes of all zip files:

Open the Filter-Wizard
Select "2006-04-04 17:22:06 FILE zip"
Select "New Ignore Filter + Selected Text + The selected text contains changing numbers"

Ignore changes of specific files:

Open the Filter-Wizard
Select a whole line, for example "2006-04-04 17:22:06 FILE zip ZipFileName.zip 1.187.673 Bytes"
Select "New Ignore Filter + Selected Text + The selected text contains changing numbers"