windows service search a directory path

right click your project ,go to propertiesm you find setting tab therem where you can create a Key(Check the image attached)

THen Properties.Settings.Default.LastIndex by this you can set and get Setting value.
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You said,"store the date somewhere example in settings". What settings are you referring to? Are you referring to the application.settings that a windows form has?

I am working with a console application. Would that have settings? How would you store the values for a console application and use the stored values?

Use Directory.GetFiles().Function and Filter them with a date,.

For instace First Time take the file with MAX DAte and store the date somewhere example in settings


In second , third time.....Again do the same , Get the File with MAX DATE
if this date is greater than date stored in settings, means its a new file and change the date in the settings with this date.

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