Windows Service in C#

Muhammad Irfan

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Iqrar Ali9y ago
Dear bro have u ever worked on SSL/TLS that upload and download files.
K P Singh Chundawat11y ago
Nice Article ...
gargprabhat12y ago
hi need your help i would like to capture user event of login and logout time in window please help me how to doit
pandi durai12y ago
it is ok
nithya14y ago
In the 6th step wen i choose setup and deployment i dont find any items right pannel ... then how can i choose setup project
aakash kumar15y ago
help to make windows services for shutdown,restart,logoff the particular client machine from the server machine on the network
yang xy15y ago
Thanks,before step 9 should execute "add project group"?
tina16y ago
i've done all these steps..thanks. no wi need to make some db calls, retrive some data do some RPC calls and process the info and then right back in the db. What is the best aproach to do db calls and RPC calls in a windows service. Thanks for the help.
- tina16y ago
  Hi, Thanks for replying. The idea is that I never done it in C#. Im a PHP programmer, trying to learn C#. So I need to create a windows service that connects to the db and than makes some RPC calls. I don't know how can I do any of those. Is there any C# connector that has some pregenerated code, like the Windows Service, that allows me just to change the host, u&psw and i have all the method to the db? The same of the RPC? Also after I have this object where exactly I put it, in the OnStart method? Thanks so much
- Muhammad Irfan16y ago
  Thanks........ You can connect database in same manner as you connected in other application.
Muhammad Irfan16y ago
well, its simple an article that guides you how to make a windows service. You can add many more things on start and stop functions, its all up to you, how you make the service more useful for you and also others who use it. you can do with your service what you want to do
- Jiteendra Sampathirao16y ago
  Hi, Really nice article friend.
mohit mahajan16y ago
tht gudd but will u plz tell me whts the use ot this servicee??

Introduction

This article is about Windows Services in the .Net Framework. We learn how to make and use a Windows Service in our C#.Net Framework applications.

Procedure to create a Windows Service

1. Open a new windows project in Visual Studio.

2. Right-click on the Windows Service screen and select "Add installer".

Two installers are added and displayed in the Windows Service design view.

Installers.JPG
3. Go to the service installer property and set the following properties:

Description
Display Name
Service Name
Start Type

4. Go to the service process installer property and set the account property to "Local System".

5. Now drag a tool of evenLog1 from the tool box into the service designer and write the following code:

public Service1()
{
InitializeComponent();
if (!System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists("MySource"))
System.Diagnostics.EventLog.CreateEventSource("MySource", "MyNewLog");
this.eventLog1.Source = "MySource";
this.eventLog1.Log = "MyNewLog";

}

On Start function

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)

{

this.eventLog1.WriteEntry("Windows service start at: " +

DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay);

}

On Stop function

protected override void OnStop()

{

this.eventLog1.WriteEntry("Windows service stop at: " +

DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay);

}

6. Add a setup project to install our service on the system.

7. Add project output to the setup project. Right-click on the setup project and select "Add" -> "Project output".

8. Right-click on the setup project and select "View" -> "Custom action".

9. Right-click on the custom action that opens in the new window and add a custom action.

10. Select an application folder and add primary output from the Windows Service and then click "Ok".

The project output is added successfully.

11. Rebuild these two projects (Windows Service & setup) and now right-click on setup, select "Install". The Windows Service is installed on your system successfully.

For the first time, you need to start the service manually or you may restart your system.

System Services Screen

You can check whether your service is working or not, just view the system event viewer from the Control Panel (Administrative tools).

On start even log

On stop event log