Interfacing a Window Service

[wolfenstein]

Hi,

I'm working on a window service and i want to give an interface to it. What can be the best approach to get this done.

Can i include a Form, when the user starts the service then gives some parameters only on the start. then the service is started and continue its work.

No need to give values on run-time.
Looking for best approaches..... ............... .

[balame2004]

Hi,

I'm working on a window service and i want to give an interface to it. What can be the best approach to get this done.

Can i include a Form, when the user starts the service then gives some parameters only on the start. then the service is started and continue its work.

No need to give values on run-time.
Looking for best approaches..... ............... .

Hi,


There are two different approaches to show an interface while windows service service is running.

1. Create a dll with a public method which invokes show method of a windows form and call the public method from OnStart event of windows service(Also add reference to the dll) .
2.Create a windows application and start it while windows service is being started and stop it while windows service is stopped.

Here is the sample code for the second option.

//Global variable
private System.Diagnost ics.Process process;

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protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
process = System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("WindowsAppl ication2.exe");
}
protected override void OnStop()
{
process.Kill();
}


Regards,
Balaji U