winapi.watch_for_file_changes only returns filename to callback

[squirrelpiles]

this code from docs:
winapi.watch_for_file_changes(dir, winapi.FILE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_LAST_WRITE, FALSE,
function(who,what)
print(who,what)
end
)
as well as test-watcher.lua, only returns a single value - the filename of the file. Do not get value such as winapi.FILE_ACTION_MODIFIED to identify the nature of the change event.

running on Windows 7 SP1 32-bit, lua 5.1.4

[stevedonovan]

Good point - we should return both values.

[squirrelpiles]

so you will fix it? :-)

[stevedonovan]

Oh yes! I'm Linuxing at work, but I'll fix it tonight.

[stevedonovan]

I had a look at test-watcher.lua in the examples folder, and we do get the notification code as well as the file name. There I've just passed print as the callback. This is also Windows 7 SP1, but 64-bit. What happens if you run that example?

[squirrelpiles]

same as before, just the filename. I installed via luarocks - version 1.4.2-1
how can I determine if that is most current?

[stevedonovan]

That is the version I'm working with, yes.

With that version, if I just pass print as the callback I do get a number and a filename.

Have a look at https://github.com/stevedonovan/winapi/blob/master/examples/test-watcher.lua

[squirrelpiles]

yes, I have ran that. here is output (typed, not cut&pasted):

out.txt
without_spaces
out.txt
without_spaces
frodo.txt
mobo.text

then a long sequence of:
out.txt

followed by:
lua: (error object is not a string)

[squirrelpiles]

I have run on Win7 on real hardware and on VMWare.

let me know if I can provide any more info etc.