Making A Windows Service Work?
Oct 9, 2009I have a program that i'm trying to convert into a service (it has no interface anyway).
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Making A Windows Service
May 6, 2010I have a windowless application that I've long since have planned to refactor into a windows service.Basically I need my service running as any usual windows service. This service has several modes of operation which I want to change from time to time. Thus I need to provide some parameters to it.In a scenario I see my service should be controlled from the command line by launching the executable with certain command line arguments. This executable should check at first whether there is an instance of it already running and if it is it should pass the parameters to this instance.How should I check if the service is running - by looking through the processes or through the services?After I'd found my instance one way or another (see Q1) how should my executable pass parameters to it (invoke some method or smth)?My only two guesses about that is that I either use TCP connection or named pipes for that. Is there any other way?
View 2 RepliesTimer Cannot Work In Windows Service
Feb 27, 2008The Timer canot work at Windows services, Anyone face b4 ?? Any extra setting need to set b4 use it ??
in VS2003 windows services can work.
Windows Service Doesn't Work?
Feb 28, 2011I've created a windows service which must produce a beep every 0.5 seconds.
I've installed and started that. but nothing happends.
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How To Make A Windows Service Work Properly
Aug 3, 2010My project requires that a windows service checks up a table on a sql database(MDF) and if product existence is 0 then sends an email to some mail address and keep checking every 24 hrs.Now Im able to send mail messages but what Im not able is to make the service itself to work or at least make sure that is working.I do the following(correct me if I do something wrong or missing a step):
1. create a new project and choose windows service
2. add a timer and set to 4000 ms just to test not wait the 24 hrs lol
3. then open its event timer_elapsed and put some code on it, like a msgbox that would keep spamming every 4 secs just to test
4. at the event onstart I enable the timer by: timer1.enabled=true
5. at the event onstop I disable the timer by: timer1.enabled=false
6. right click then choose add installer
7. in the newer installed with the two objects:
a. serviceinstaller1 set its properties to: displayname: myservice and servicename: myservice
b. serviceprocessinstaller1 set account property to LocalSystem
8. build the project and install it by opening the VS console and type: "installutil c:path blah blahservice.exe" then hit enter
9. all successfull installed open the pc manager and run the service from the list and this should be the deal
Now my real problem is that by following those steps my service is sucessfully builded, installed, and started but after the 4 seconds no msg pops up so this leads me to think that is not doing anything or I did something wrong in the steps above. Is there another way to test if this service is working else than the msgbox or the log entry? Plus, Im working on my home pc which is a xp OS. I tried the same at college pcs wich are win7 and when I did install by the console it returned an error weird but in my home pc it doesnt(and I have to present my project at college at college and tomorrow
VS 2008 .NET Windows Service : How To Make It Work
Jan 30, 2010i have written hundreds of programs with vb.net 2008, but never a service before. I have a simple service written that basically just rights a entry in the eventlog to test. No coding/compiling issues. I run the "installutil.exe" and I get a error ever time. So I went back and added the "Add Installer". But I am sure of what else I need to do, as I get the same error. Please assist.
Error:
Installing assembly 'C:UsersDonaldDocumentsVisual Studio 2008ProjectsWindowsService1WindowsService1inReleasewindowsservice1.exe'.Affected parameters are: logtoconsole = assemblypath = C:UsersDonaldDocumentsVisual Studio 2008ProjectsWindowsService1WindowsService1inReleasewindowsservice1.exe logfile = C:UsersDonaldDocumentsVisual Studio
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Windows Service Debug Doesn't Work?
May 14, 2010I'm writing a Windows Service:
Code:
Public Class Service1
Protected Overrides Sub OnStart(ByVal args() As String)
System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break()
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I've installed the service, I can run it with no errors but... I can't debug!
I thought that with the line System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break()
the service should stop and wait for my input. But NO!
I also tried to click on Tools > Attach process to debug but I can't see anything, just a gray background!
In the registry event it's written that the process started successfully, but the process doesn't show me the message box "Up and running"
.net - WCF Service Hosted In A Managed Windows Service Connect Using A WCF Service Application
Jul 14, 2011i have a Windows service that is hosting a WCF service through net.tcp and this is working great. I have also created a WCF service application. I am trying to add the net.tcp service reference to the service application. Then I add it to the GAC that goes ok but if I try to RegAsm the WCF service application to allow it to be called from Server.CreateObject I get the error:
Warning: Type library exporter encountered a type that derives from a
generic class and is not marked as
[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]. Class interfaces cannot be
exposed for such types. Consider marking the type with
[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)] and exposing an explicit
interface as the default interface to COM using the
ComDefaultInterface attribute.
It does not work. I have tried to call it through a class library but this does not work either as the end point is not set correctly.
[VS 2005] Service Control Manager Privileges - Communicate With A Windows Service On A Remote Machine On The Network
Jul 23, 2009I am trying to communicate with a Windows service on a remote machine on the network but i keep getting an exception saying the following: "System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot open Service Control Manager on computer 'machine001'. This operation might require other priviledges. ---> System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: Access is denied.
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Have A Dotnet Windows Service Which Monitor Other Services And Upon Stop Of Any Service?
Sep 18, 2009Is it possible to have a dotnet windows service which monitor other services and upon stop of any service, the monitoring service would be able to start the stopped service.
View 4 RepliesUse Windows Search Service Instead Of The Old Indexing Service To Index Files?
Jul 7, 2009In the past I had the indexing service installed on a Windows Server 2003 and used it to index files for my website. I did this by executing an OleDbCommand with a query and a connection string.How do I accomplish the same thing with the new "Windows Search Service" (Windows Server 2008) by using VB.NET? Does this work the same way so that I only need to change the Provider name which has been "MSIDXS.1" up to now? Case true, what is the new Provider name?
View 1 RepliesWindows Service: Multiple Instances Of The Same Service Class?
May 3, 2011When you create a Windows Service, you create a list of the services you want to start. The default is this:
ServicesToRun = New System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase() {New Service}
Can you have multiple instances of the same Service class (that bind to different addresses or ports), like this?
ServicesToRun = New System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase() {New Service("Option1"), New Service("Option2")}
Or will that cause problems? Should we use two different classes instead?
Stopping A Windows Service, A Different Service Stops As Well?
Mar 3, 2009We have a server with multiple services written in .Net 1.1 and 3.5 running on a Win 2003 server. Everything runs fine, but when we stop a certain service, an unrelated service stops. I have checked and neither has any dependencies. The service we stop is in 3.5, and the unrelated service that incorrectly stops is in 1.1. We get no error messages, nor event log errors, so we are baffled.Does anyone have an idea as to what may be causing this?
View 7 RepliesWindows Service - Get The Account Name After Whenever The Service Is Started ?
Nov 17, 2011I am using this method to install windows service
processInstaller = New ServiceProcessInstaller()
serviceInstaller1 = New ServiceInstaller()
serviceInstaller2 = New ServiceInstaller()[code].....
How can I get the account name after whenever the service is started ?
Making A Message Box Work - .NET?
Mar 15, 2012Below is the code I have been working on in VB.NET What basically happens is that when the user presses the calculate pay button, a message box is supposed to appear with all of the information in it, however the error comes up with: 'InvalidCastException: Conversion from string "Total pay: 5" to type 'Integer' is not valid.'
Public Class Form1
Dim TotalPayWithoutOvertime As Integer
Dim HoursWorked As Integer
Dim DoubleRate As Integer
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Which Account Using For My Service Windows Service
Jun 25, 2009I am using a windows service and tried to copy some file as below,System.IO.File.Copy("Z:abc.txt", "C:helloworld.txt")Note: Z: is a map drive from another host in 1 LAN (same LAN)I got error, "Could not find a part of the path 'Z:abc.txt'."But when I tried it at a simple application using windows application, it works with the same code as above.
View 8 RepliesWindows Service - Set Service Login?
Jul 14, 2005Tried to write my first Windoes Service yesterday with a certain degree of success but I couldnt install it.Upon running teh Install programme in the command line I was presented with a 'Set Service Login' window with a User ID, Password and Confirm Password text box.I attempted to use my windows login credentials but the install failed and was rolled back.Im using a computer on a company network with Win2k?
View 6 RepliesInstall Windows Service Using A ProjectInstaller And A Deployment Project ("Specified Service Already Exists")
Mar 10, 2009I've created a windows service and started a deployment project for it. I have the project installer class in the service project and I've added the "Standard output etc.." from the service project as custom actions for the Deployment Project. When I attempt to install it, I get the error "Specified service already exists", which shouldn't happen (even though the service does exist) because the installer should be removing the old service and installing the new one.
I've checked that the versions are different, and that the Product Code is also different, also RemovePreviousVersions is set to true. Can anyone tell me why it isn't uninstalling my old service when I update then install again? .S: MODS: DO NOT MARK MY POST AS ANSWERED, IT IS RUDE, YOU HAVE NO IDEA IF YOU'VE ANSWERED MY QUESTION!Sorry, it gets ignored in my signature.Mods
Figure Out Different Ways Of Making Programs Work?
Jun 22, 2010I've been going through a VB book I had while in College, and was trying to figure out different ways of making programs work.One assignment was to create a multi-dimensional array to figure out wind chill factors. The only part I really can't get to work right is using 2 numericUpDown controls. Using 2 dropdown menus was obviously easy because the items are indexed, but as far as I know, numericUpDown controls are not indexed.
Instead I used 2 selectCase statements to determine the index in each updown control, then passed the indexes to a function to determine the answer.The numericUpDown controls both increment by 5, (wind from 5 to 30) (temp from -20 to 15)Just looking to see if someone has any ideas of a better way of doing this.
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Making TextFieldParser Work With Quotation Marks?
Jan 25, 2009I'm using the following code to read some values in from a tab delimited text file:
vb.net
Using Parser As FileIO.TextFieldParser = My.Computer.FileSystem.OpenTextFieldParser(LogFile, vbTab)
Parser.TextFieldType = FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
Dim comments(0) As String
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As you can see I have set the HasFieldsEnclosedInQuotes property to true on the textfieldparser because I want to make sure I capture the data correctly if quotation marks are used. If I set the HasFieldsEnclosedInQuotes property to False then it all works (or at least it doesnt error anyway) but like I said, I need to have that set to true because otherwise if the line contained a tab character within the quote marks then my app would think this was two separate fields and process it incorrectly.
Good Places To Look For Web Services To Incorporate Into A Program / Making A Web Service
Nov 30, 2011I was wondering for good top 5 websites to look for web services that you guys use. Also, anyone know a goood article on creating your own SOAP service and maybe REST service if you provide a good article on it.Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. "Sherlock holmes" "speak softly and carry a big stick"
View 3 RepliesWindows Service Unable To Access A File In Program In Windows 2003 Server
Mar 12, 2010I have a .net Windows Service developed in VB.net. I have a settings file in the root directory called Connections.XML and I am setting the basedirectory [code]...
When I schedule the service this is working absolutely fine in my Windows XP machine. But when I installed the same service in our development server (Windows 2003 64 bit Server) for some reason it is not able to locate this file.
VS 2008 Create Windows Service Using Windows Form Common Control?
May 3, 2012It is possible to create windows service using windows form control in vb.net. give me the url or links. The windows forms control such as, Timer control, list-box, notify-icon control etc.
View 1 RepliesCode Works In A Windows Forms Application, But Not In A Windows Service
Jan 19, 2010I'm porting code that I wrote for use in a Windows Forms application to a Windows Service, but for some reason, the code that worked in the Windows Forms application is now throwing errors in the Service
View 7 RepliesCreate Windows Service Using Windows Form Controls In Program?
May 3, 2012It is possible to create windows service using windows form control in vb.net.If yes then please give me the url or links.
View 1 RepliesProcess.MainWindowTitle Not Working For Windows 7 Enviroment In Windows Service?
Aug 2, 2011I have developed a Windows Service in VB.Net (VS2010) which is running on Windows7. I am trying to get "MainWindowTitle" for processes thru their process object but it returns empty.
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Writing A Windows Service (MacTimeFix.exe) To Fix The Windows Time On A Macintosh?
Jan 31, 2009I'm writing a windows service (MacTimeFix.exe) to fix the Windows time on a Macintosh (it's like this: i live in Moscow (GMT+03:00), and Mac OS thinks that the system time is GMT+00:00 and adds 03:00 to it< and Windows thinks that system time is the local time).I need to execute my code when my VB app is closed. (it happens with the shutdown of Windows) The form is invisible (hidden), and the user mustn't click anything except windws shutdown button. It is a service. When i write a Form1_FormClosing sub, it works only on Alt+F4 or CloseButton and doesn't work when the app is stopped from Windows Task Manager or whatever also.I need a way to execute sub when app is closed with taskkill (without /force) or a way to execute a several app on Winshutdown.
Here is my code:
Public Class Form1
Dim SystemMary As String
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
SystemMary = Mid(TimeString, 1, 2)
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Making ActiveX Exe Work Inside Internet Explorer?
Mar 4, 2010I have an ActiveX exe that works on word document. I want to make the ActiveX exe to work inside internet explorer. For Ex: if there is a link in a web page pointing to word document, clicking that link should open the word document in my application but inside the internet explorer itself. What i am able achieve till now is i am able to open the word document in my application but in my application window using MIME.
View 3 RepliesMaking ProgressBarRenderer.DrawHorizontalChunks Work Like Standard ProgressBar
Mar 28, 2012Is there a way to make ProgressBarRenderer.DrawHorizontalChunks actually work the same as the standard ProgressBar rendering?
If you create a Class that Inherits ProgressBar and override the OnPaint event then you have to render the Empty ProgressBar and it's fill% manually. This pretty easy with the ProgressBarRenderer. However, the DrawHorizontalChunks function is ugly compared to how a standard ProgressBar renders itself.
Protected Overrides Sub OnPaint(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs)
ProgressBarRenderer.DrawHorizontalBar(e.Graphics, e.ClipRectangle)
ProgressBarRenderer.DrawHorizontalChunks(e.Graphics, New Rectangle(0, 0,
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I also have a second more minor issue in that I Shadowed the value property (for various reasons), so PerformStep (which then has to be Shadowed to keep the Value property in check) causes it to increase in blocks rather than smoothly growing between the two Values (old value growing to old value + step); the only solution I can see is to extend the code in the Shadows Sub PerformStep code to move the Value property gradually between the old and new values.
Create Windows Service Using Windows Form Controls?
May 3, 2012It is possible to create windows service using windows form control in vb.net. The windows forms control such as, Timer control, list-box, notify-icon control etc.
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