private void _bw_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
        {
            //break up and assign the arguments passed by the methods:
            string[] CommandArguments = e.Argument.ToString().Split('#');

            string TargetDirectory = CommandArguments[0];
            bool RecursivePlz = Boolean.Parse(CommandArguments[1]);
            string LogFilename = CommandArguments[2];

            ReadFiles(TargetDirectory, RecursivePlz, LogFilename);
        }

        public void ReadFiles(string TargetDirectory, bool RecursivePlz, string LogFilename)
        {
                //do lots of terrible things that take a long time
        }