Re: Watchdog software?

["darbyweb" <dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul

Just found it - http://www.kwakkelflap.com/ called
watchdog-o-matic
which sounds really lame - but seemed to work incredibly well.



Dean.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups2@...> wrote:
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> Thanks Dean - that would be grand :)
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> Paul.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of
> > Dean Barrett
> > Sent: 28 April 2007 09:57
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Watchdog software?
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> > I've used a little windows app that had a free trial period, and
it
> > watched
> > the program of choice and when it crashed it logged it and
restarted it.
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> > I'm at work now - I'll look when I get home if its of interest.
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> > Dean.
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of
> > Paul Gale
> > Sent: 28 April 2007 08:35
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Watchdog software?
> >
> > Mmmm - I think it was an error box but not 100% sure now.
> >
> > Paul.
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> > > Of Steve Morgan
> > > Sent: 28 April 2007 07:52
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Watchdog software?
> > >
> > > I've typically done this with some bespoke code before, as
the
> > > symptoms of the crash tend to vary between applications.
> > >
> > > Many apps will put up some kind of dialog box that reports
an
error. A
> > > watchdog can monitor such dialog boxes and kill the app.
> > >
> > > My weather station software used to just hang. I detected
that by
> > > monitoring a log file that it creates for changes. If no
changes are
> > > made within a specific period of time, the watchdog assumes
it's
> > > crashed and restarts it.
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> > > What are the symptoms of this app crashing?
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> > > Steve
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> > > Of Paul Gale
> > > Sent: 27 April 2007 17:18
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Watchdog software?
> > >
> > > Anyone aware of software that allows you to monitor any
other
piece of
> > > software i.e. a watchdog?
> > >
> > > I had an HA app crash the other day which provides important
charting
> > > for my fish tank - went for several days without noticing
it'd
crashed
> > > :-(
> > >
> > > Would be excellent to be able to monitor several bits of s/w
and get
> > > some kind of alert if they stopped responding :-)
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