VBScript Code to Monitor File Modification

You can use any of the VBScript programs below in ActiveXperts Network Monitor. Click here for an explanation about how to include scripts in ActiveXperts Network Monitor.

Example(s)

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
        strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colMonitoredEvents = objWMIService.ExecNotificationQuery _
    ("SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 10 WHERE " _
        & "TargetInstance ISA 'CIM_DataFile' and " _
            & "TargetInstance.Name='c:\\scripts\\index.vbs'")

Do
    Set objLatestEvent = colMonitoredEvents.NextEvent
    Wscript.Echo "File: " & objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.Name
    Wscript.Echo "New size: " & objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.FileSize
    Wscript.Echo "Old size: " & objLatestEvent.PreviousInstance.FileSize
Loop