Re: (RADIATOR) Radiator as NT service

[Erik Wirring Trimble Center Danmark]

Hello Michael

That worked! It was the AppDirectory key in the registry that made the difference.
Thanks a lot!

Best Regards

Erik Wirring
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Audet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Erik Wirring Trimble Center Danmark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: (RADIATOR) Radiator as NT service


> On my Windows 2000 server I am running Radiator as a service using
> SRVANY.exe that then launches radiator.  You should be able to find
> documenation on how to set things up via SRVANY.exe via the web.
> 
> Off the top of my head here is what I did to get it to become a service:
> 
> 1: Install the windows resource kit
> 2: Copy SRVANY.exe to your c:\radiator dir
> 3: Create a .cmd file in the radiator directory that will launch radiator
> for you:
> For example you might create a file called "Radnow.cmd" and it contains
> "c:\perl\bin\perl.exe c:\radiator\radiusd -config_file
> c:\radiator\configs\yourconfig.txt"
> 4: do  " Instsrv radiator c:\radiator\srvany.exe"
> that creates a service called radiator on the machine
> 5: Reg edit  Hkey local machine, system, current control set, services,
> radiator
> 6: Under the radiator key (on the left side of the reg window) create a
> folder called "Parameters"
> 7: click on Parameters, and on the right side of the regedit window you want
> to create a new string called "Application"
> 8:  Edit application and put in the command to launch radiator.  Example:
> c:\radiator\radnow.cmd
> 9: Create another string on the right side called "AppDirectory"
> 10: edit appdirectory and put in the path to the radiator cmd file.
> Example:  c:\radiator
> 
> Exit the reg...  Kill any running copies of radiator.
> Go to control panel and edit the radiator service settings.
> Put a check next to "Interact with desktop"
> Launch the Radiator service.
> 
> If the service fails to start...  make sure PERL.exe is not running some
> place in the background.  Kick up Task Manager and kill Perl.exe if it is.
> Then try restarting the service.
> 
> If you start the service you should see the radiator window pop up.  If you
> kill the window.. the service will still think its started.. so you would
> have to stop the service manually.    What does that mean?  Well if you
> Telnet into the box and do Net start and see the radiator service is
> started.. it doesn't always mean it is.  It could be possible that someone
> killed your window on you and windows doesnt know the window is dead.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> -Michael Audet
> Chubb & Son
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erik Wirring Trimble Center Danmark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 5:35 AM
> Subject: Re: (RADIATOR) Radiator as NT service
> 
> 
> > Hello Hugh
> >
> > That have I thought too, so I have tried to move from C:\program
> files\radiator-demo-2.18 to C:\Radius
> > but I get the error message still!
> >
> > best regards
> > erik
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Hugh Irvine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Erik Wirring Trimble Danmark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 11:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: (RADIATOR) Radiator as NT service
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hello Erik -
> > >
> > > I have a vague recollection that spaces (" ") in file names cause
> problems.
> > > Could that be the problem?
> > >
> > > regards
> > >
> > > Hugh
> > >
> > > On Thursday 14 June 2001 17:04, Erik Wirring Trimble Danmark wrote:
> > > > Hello Hugh
> > > >
> > > > I have specified full path names both in the registry and in the
> config
> > > > file:
> > > >
> > > > ******** Registry ********************
> > > > C:\perl\bin\perl.exe c:\program files\radiator-demo-2.18\radiusd
> > > > -config_file c:\program files\radiator-demo-2.18\gpsnet.cfg
> > > >
> > > > ************** Config file ********************
> > > > Foreground
> > > > LogStdout
> > > > LogDir  c:/Program Files/Radiator-Demo-2.18
> > > > DbDir c:/Program Files/Radiator-Demo-2.18
> > > > # User a lower trace level in production systems:
> > > > *******************
> > > >
> > > > The config file should be OK since in works when Radiator is started
> in
> > > > application mode.
> > > >
> > > > Best Regards
> > > >
> > > > Erik Wirring
> > > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > http://GPSnet.dk  The Eletronic Referencenet of Denmark
> > > >
> > > > > Hello Erik -
> > > > >
> > > > > You usually have to specify full path names for the Radiator
> executable
> > > > > as well as for the configuration file, as an NT service does not
> have the
> > > > > same idea of a PATH that a user has.
> > > > >
> > > > > regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Hugh
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thursday 14 June 2001 00:38, Erik Wirring Trimble Danmark wrote:
> > > > > > Hello
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I try to start my demo version of Radator as a NT service. When at
> push
> > > > > > the start botton I gets an error message saying "Error 2140 An
> Internal
> > > > > > Windows NT error occured". Has anybody an idea of what is wrong.
> > > > > > Radiator with the same configuration file runs Ok when started
> from a
> > > > > > MS-DOS prompt
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best Regards
> > > > > >
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