Steve, yeah I got that working great. I'm trying to create an install package will take care of that all for me though. I.e. just one .msi file that will install all the stuff it needs, AND install the service with the proper login name, startup options and all that fun stuff.
Thanks, =Blain -----Original Message----- From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Steve Holak Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Deployment of a windows service Blain , >From an article in one of last year's MSDN mags: "The service class you create can't install itself, however. You must also supply an Installer class that inherits from Configuration.Install.Installer. For each service in your project, this class creates one ServiceProcessInstaller object (which knows how to install the service with the SCM for you), and a ServiceInstaller object. The ServiceInstaller object writes information to your registry for you as needed for the installation?specifically, to a subkey under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services key. (Working with Installers would require an entire article, so it will not be the focus here.) Once you've created your service class with the appropriate functionality built in, you'll follow these steps to get it up and running: 1. Compile your project to create an EXE. 2. Use the InstallUtil program that's part of the .NET platform to install your project (you should load it as a service). 3. Use the Services applet from the Control Panel to start your service. By default, the project you created sets the start type to Manual. 4. If you want to debug your service, now's the time to grab onto the process containing your service, and step through the code looking for problems. This article covers each of these steps in some detail." Here's the link to the full article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/12/NETServ/NETServ.asp HTH Steve Holak Senior Software Architect Brokerage Concepts IS Dept. 610-491-4879 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Marsh, Drew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: dotnet cc: discussion Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Deployment of a windows service <[EMAIL PROTECTED] VELOP.COM> 05/09/2002 01:01 PM Please respond to dotnet discussion Blain Timberlake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > Has anyone done a deployment of a windows service in .net yet? > > From the help file it seems like I need to create a custom > action for my package, but I'm just getting my feet wet in > .net and not sure I know everything to do. > > To install the service from a .exe there is the installutil > file that you run against it. > > I would ASSUME that you would need to use that again but as a > custom action for the install package. If that is the case, > would you also be able to set/change the options of the > service? Who the service is being logged in as? Startup options? > > Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks. This page[1] in the SDK was made just for you. ;) HTH, Drew [1] ms-help://MS.VSCC/MS.MSDNVS/vbcon/html/vbtskAddingInstallersToYourServic eApp lication.htm You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
