Or you can set the service to run as a specific user... I think... >From: "Jeremy Coulter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [DUG]: NT Services and Registry >Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 07:46:11 +1200 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jul 11 12:49:53 1999 >Received: by mail.corporate.co.nz from localhost (router,SLMail V3.2); >Mon, 12 Jul 1999 08:58:01 +1200 >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message-ID: <000301becbd6$0751bdf0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Priority: 3 (Normal) >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 >Importance: Normal >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-SLUIDL: 7983BA92-364711D3-8F9D0000-E853E28F > >Yes Tony, that was the problem. Ifound this after someone else made the >same >suggestion. > >Cheers, >Jeremy Coulter > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Tony Sinclair > > Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 7:26 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > > Subject: Re: [DUG]: NT Services and Registry > > > > > > Jeremy Coulter wrote: > > > > > HI all. > > > > > > well over the weekend I found a great little bit of code that > > allows you to > > > create NT Services. > > > Basically it involves creating a new application, and replacing > > the default > > > form an unit with the ones that comes with this code I found, > > and telling > > > the project options to generate a console app. > > > REALLY simple. > > > > > > I was happy, and it works really well.....form what I can > > see.....BUT I have > > > a whole lot of setting stored int he registry. > > > I have/am porting a normal application over to an NT Service (now I >have > > > code that works) and it relies on settings in the registry. > > > But it SEEMS as if the NT Service I have created is NOT READING > > THE REGISTRY > > > !! > > > Now it must be something I am doing, like looking at the Current User > > > section of the registry, and not another part or something like > > > that.........can anyone shed some light on this ?? > > > > > > Thansk, Jeremy Coulter > > > P.s. If you want the code that makes the NT Serve, let me know, > > and I will > > > email to you. > > > > > > > Hi Jeremy, > > > > I have written a couple service apps in VB (sorry for swearing) > > and services > > can't see HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Store all your settings in > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. I > > just create a new key under the software key eg > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\My Software\Stuff > > > > > > Hope this helps > > > > Tony > > -- > > > > > > Tony Sinclair > > Christchurch > > New Zealand > > > > "I like deadlines. I especially like the > > sound they make as they go wizzing by." > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------- > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz
