Launchd and watching folders

At http://developer.apple.com/macosx/launchd.html there is the statement,
"If you are about to write a program which will scan a directory periodically for files, stop; launchd already does that, and probably does it better. Services can be launched on access to a network port, on changes to files, on creation of files in a particular directory, on user login, or on a periodic basis. The majority of programs which wait for work to do are waiting for one of these events. Let launchd do the work."
I'm particularly interested in Services can be launched ... on creation of files in a particular directory What I want to do is watch a directory, and anytime a file gets created there copy it. It's a little tricky, since the directory is /tmp, and the files are there for only a short time. And they might appear and disappear after boot but before login; I'm not sure about that.
Can anyone point me to an example of a launchd plist file that will help me get started?
I suppose Applescript or Automator might be able to help. I just haven't looked there yet.
Thanks
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[19/04/10 19:17:33:234 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.interceptor.impl.RequestInterceptorChainImpl.proceed(RequestInterceptor ChainImpl.java:60)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:234 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.interceptor.impl.InvalidStateInterceptor.intercept(InvalidStateIntercep tor.java:37)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:234 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.interceptor.impl.RequestInterceptorChainImpl.proceed(RequestInterceptor ChainImpl.java:60)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:234 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.interceptor.impl.AuthorizationInterceptor.intercept(AuthorizationInterc eptor.java:109)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:234 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.interceptor.impl.RequestInterceptorChainImpl.proceed(RequestInterceptor ChainImpl.java:60)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:234 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.interceptor.impl.JMXInterceptor.intercept(JMXInterceptor.java:48)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:234 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.interceptor.impl.RequestInterceptorChainImpl.proceed(RequestInterceptor ChainImpl.java:60)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:234 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.engine.impl.ServiceEngineImpl.invoke(ServiceEngineImpl.java:115)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:234 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.routing.Router.routeRequest(Router.java:118)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:234 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.provider.impl.base.AbstractMessageReceiver.routeMessage(AbstractMessage Receiver.java:91)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.provider.impl.vm.VMMessageDispatcher.doSend(VMMessageDispatcher.java:21 5)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.provider.impl.base.AbstractMessageDispatcher.send(AbstractMessageDispat cher.java:57)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClient.invoke(ServiceClient.java:208)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.registry.endpoint.client.EndpointRegistryClient.invoke(EndpointRegistry Client.java:564)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.idp.dsc.registry.endpoint.client.EndpointRegistryClient.createEndpoint(Endpoint RegistryClient.java:373)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.repository.ui.aac.struts.actions.AddEndpointAction.execute(AddEndpointAction.ja va:329)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.repository.ui.aac.struts.actions.CommandProcessorAction.execute(CommandProcesso rAction.java:228)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:431)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:236)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1196)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java:432)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:763)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:989)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:930)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:145)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.repository.ui.aac.AacServletFilter.doFilter(AacServletFilter.java:101)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:235 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java: 190)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.framework.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:205)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java: 190)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.framework.SessionBundleFilter.doFilter(SessionBundleFilter.java:135)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java: 190)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.adobe.repository.ui.aac.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(CharacterEncodingFilter.java :76)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java: 190)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain._doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:87)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:766)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:674)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:498)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:464)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:3276)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:236 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.java:267)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:811)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:1455)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:113)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink .java:454)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewInformation(HttpInboundLink .java:383)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.ready(HttpInboundLink.java:263)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.sendToDiscriminators(NewConn ectionInitialReadCallback.java:214)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.complete(NewConnectionInitia lReadCallback.java:113)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionLi stener.java:165)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyncFuture.java:217)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture$1.run(AsyncChannelFuture.java:205)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1469)
[19/04/10 19:17:33:237 BST] 0000003e SystemErr     R Caused by: com.adobe.idp.scheduler.SchedulerException: No scheduler found with name IDPSchedulerService

Hi SmittyMC,
Did you ever get to know the root cause of this??
I tried reinstalling the OS and it worked once. Now it repappered, and i dont think thats the best way to solve.
It will be really helpful if you know how you solved this problem.
Thanks
Rakesh

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The Read String activity will read the content of a file that contains strings into a STRING variable. In fact you need to provide a variable of type string for the output results.
I think the problem is that your trying to read XML content which is not treated as a string by LiveCycle.
If you want to read XML content then use the Read Document activity. It'll put the content of the XML in a document variable. Then you can use a SetValue and put the content of the document variable into a XML variable and use xPath to get to the value you need.
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If you really want to, you can convert the XML into a string (using the serialize xPath function) and have the XML treated as a string but I don't think that's what you're trying to do.
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