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Creating a service with WINDEV

Service management functions

The following functions are used to manage services:


EndService	Ends the execution of the current service.
ServiceContinue	Restarts a paused service.
ServiceControl	Sends a control message to a service.
ServiceExist	Checks whether a service is installed.
ServiceInfo	Returns information regarding the configuration of a service.
ServiceInstall	Installs a Windows service or a Linux daemon according to the information given in the members of the Service variable.
ServiceList	Returns the list of services found on the current computer or on the specified remote computer.
ServiceModify	Modifies the configuration of a service according to the information given in the members of the Service variable.
ServicePause	Pauses a service.
ServiceRefresh	Asks a service to re-read its configuration information.
ServiceRestart	Restarts a service (already started).
ServiceStart	Starts a service.
ServiceStatus	Returns the current status of a service.
ServiceStop	Stops a service.
ServiceUninstall	Uninstalls a service.
ServiceWait	Pauses the current service during the specified duration.
ServiceWaitStatus	Waits for a service to be in a specific status.
ServiceWriteEventLog	Writes an event into the log of Windows events.

Related Examples:

Training (WINDEV): WD Service

[ + ] This example presents the creation of a "service" application with WINDEV.

Summary of the example supplied with WINDEV:
A service is a resident program the can operate outside a Windows session (the application is started before the Windows "Login").
In most cases, this type of application has no interface (no window)
For example, a service can be a processing robot (automation of a batch process).
This example explains how a 'Service' program can be created in WINDEV.

Unit examples (WINDEV): The Service functions

[ + ] Using the ServiceXXX functions to:
- list the services installed
- start a service
- stop a service
- pause and restart a service.
The service functions are available for the local computer and for a remote computer.
Note: To use the services of a remote computer, you must have the administrator rights on this computer.