>How can I best set up a process that needs to run every hour?
>
>For instance, I need to run a program that goes out and checks
>for the existance of new files on a directory. If new files
>are found then a program will need to be run to import this
>data.

>Is there a better way to do this that can check every
>hour or so. Perhaps a class with a timer event.

I suspect a timer is the best way to go.