How to find out if a service present in different machine has been stopped or started
Use ServiceController Class present in System.ServiceProcess namespace to determine the status of the service. Have a timer in the application which is monitoring the service. The timer should poll service to determine its status.
ServiceController c = new ServiceController("<servicename>", "<machine name>");
Does windows service pick up any changes made to app.config when its running ?
No. The service needs to be restarted to pick up any new changes made to the config file.
Debug a windows service
Below are the three methods
1.Create a new test class. Then call the functions from test class.
2.Add a line System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break(); wherever you want to debug.At runtime a new instance will be created and debugging can be carried out in separate windows.
3.Please refer
http://aspalliance.com/1316_Working_with_Windows_Service_Using_Visual_Studio_2005.6
How to install a windows service
Go to visual studio command prompt. Navigate to path where the exe that you want to install is present.
To install, type
installutil projectname.exe
To uninstall, type
installutil /u projectname.exe
Use ServiceController Class present in System.ServiceProcess namespace to determine the status of the service. Have a timer in the application which is monitoring the service. The timer should poll service to determine its status.
ServiceController c = new ServiceController("<servicename>", "<machine name>");
No. The service needs to be restarted to pick up any new changes made to the config file.
Debug a windows service
Below are the three methods
1.Create a new test class. Then call the functions from test class.
2.Add a line System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break(); wherever you want to debug.At runtime a new instance will be created and debugging can be carried out in separate windows.
3.Please refer
http://aspalliance.com/1316_Working_with_Windows_Service_Using_Visual_Studio_2005.6
How to install a windows service
Go to visual studio command prompt. Navigate to path where the exe that you want to install is present.
To install, type
installutil projectname.exe
To uninstall, type
installutil /u projectname.exe
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