From 9d81a3f19a2fa2b97150a00760bab391de55c36e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Fliss <newgmobile@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:52:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] keep pm watch alive

---
 aol_4/Forms/instant_message.cs | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/aol_4/Forms/instant_message.cs b/aol_4/Forms/instant_message.cs
index 9dbe0ab..e0bc104 100644
--- a/aol_4/Forms/instant_message.cs
+++ b/aol_4/Forms/instant_message.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public partial class instant_message : Win95Theme
         #region public_variables
         string privateLog = "";
         string user = "";
+        FileSystemWatcher watch = null;
         #endregion
 
         #region winform_functions
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ private void keepReading()
         {
             try
             {
-                var watch = new FileSystemWatcher();
+                watch = new FileSystemWatcher();
                 watch.Path = Path.GetDirectoryName(privateLog);
                 watch.Filter = Path.GetFileName(privateLog);
                 watch.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastAccess | NotifyFilters.LastWrite;