win32::daemon - problem reading file in the service

dzon has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello monks!

I've made a script using win32::daemon - it is a windows service. Now are all the variables hard-coded in the script and it works - I can start it as a windows service and it runs in background.

I want to change it to read some variables from a config file - I tried open a file or even "require", but it doesn't work - the service doesn't want to start anymore - throws "Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion" inmediately

Where could be the problem?

Regards,
Jan

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Re: win32::daemon - problem reading file in the service (log) by tye (Sage) on Mar 28, 2007 at 14:28 UTC
It sounds simply like your script is dieing. Put this at the top of your script: `BEGIN { open STDERR, ">> c:/script.log" }` [download] then try to start your script and look at the errors that get recorded in that file. Note that there might well be other ways to see what was written to STDERR by a Win32 service, but I don't see much point in trying to look such up since this solution is so simple. - tye	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: win32::daemon - problem reading file in the service (log) by dzon (Novice) on Mar 28, 2007 at 16:35 UTC
It works ...thank you very much! It reads the config text file without any problems now - probably the error was, that the STDERR wasn't redirected anywhere (which could be a problem with a service running in background) btw: what means the BEGIN{ } syntax? jan	[reply]
Re: win32::daemon - problem reading file in the service by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 28, 2007 at 13:15 UTC
Where could be the problem? In the code :) To quote a late '80s mantra. Show us the code! Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^2: win32::daemon - problem reading file in the service by dzon (Novice) on Mar 28, 2007 at 13:51 UTC
:) ok ..but this isn't much helpful :-P I don't understand, that such basic thing as include a file or read a file can cause this strange error :-/ Anybody who experienced such problem by using win32:daemon??	[reply]
Re^3: win32::daemon - problem reading file in the service by Anno (Deacon) on Mar 28, 2007 at 15:13 UTC
Unless you show some code you are unlikely to see more hlepful replies. Anno	[reply]
Re^3: win32::daemon - problem reading file in the service by Anno (Deacon) on Mar 28, 2007 at 15:13 UTC
Unless you show some code you are unlikely to see more helpful replies. Anno Update: This is a duplicate, reap away.	[reply]