From: Phrogz <gavin@...>
Date: 2006-12-30T00:55:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Need help with a timing? problem


lrlebron@gmail.com wrote:
> I am running Ruby 1.8.5 and windows XP. I am working on a program that
> monitors a directory and updates and updates a database based on the
> changes. At the moment I have some code to handle files that are added.
> Basically I have 3 methods:
>
> Pseudo code
>
> def monitor
>    event_handler(array)
> end
>
> event_handler(array)
>     p array
>     If file is added
>         file_added(arr)
>    end
> end
>
> file_added(array)
>   #Insert into database
> end
>
> Here's my problem. Let's say I drag 10 files into the directory. If I
> only have the event_handler print the array I get all 10. However, when
> the event_handler calls the file_added method I only get 5 or 6 files
> inserted in the database. The code is not throwing exceptions.

You'd better post code to your file_added method, and ensure that the
same array is getting passed in, and still has 10 items in it.