RE: Re: Watchdog software?

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excellent - thanks.

Looks very interesting - will give it a go shortly...

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> darbyweb
> Sent: 28 April 2007 18:14
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Watchdog software?
>
> Hi Paul
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> Just found it - http://www.kwakkelflap.com/ called
watchdog-o-matic
> which sounds really lame - but seemed to work incredibly well.
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>
> Dean.
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>
> --- 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?
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----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.
> > > >
> > > > What are the symptoms of this app crashing?
> > > >
> > > > 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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