how do I create service on Win32?

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Re: how do I create service on Win32? by NetWallah (Canon) on May 14, 2007 at 04:38 UTC
One of the simplest ways to make a Win32 service from a command line program is to use instsrv and srvany from the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools. The documentation on this is not very clear, so here is the big picture: srvany is the actual "service" - it runs the code specified in the registry. instsrv is used to configure registry entries to be used by srvany. This can be done manually as well, so Instsrv is not necessarily "required", but it does help. This is run ONE TIME, to create the service. Note - this process merely converts a command line program into a service. If you want YOUR CODE to respond to service start and other control commands, you will need to use something like Win32::Daemon::Simple. Update 1: If all you are doing is a "backup", the Windows task scheduler may be a more appropriate solution. Update 2: Fixed Typo (missing colon in module name) - Thanks Jenda. "An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions." - Robert A. Humphrey "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate." - Henry J. Tillman	[reply]
Re: how do I create service on Win32? by jdporter (Paladin) on May 14, 2007 at 04:46 UTC
win32 server skeleton Install a perl script as a Win NT/2000/XP service. sysmon.pl A word spoken in Mind will reach its own level, in the objective world, by its own weight	[reply]
Re: how do I create service on Win32? by marto (Cardinal) on May 14, 2007 at 08:29 UTC
In addition to the great advice you have already been given, do you use Super Search before posting? How to install my Perl script as a Window service? was posted fairly recently. Thanks Martin	[reply]
Re^2: how do I create service on Win32? by xiaoyafeng (Deacon) on May 14, 2007 at 09:18 UTC
Actually, I always use Super Search before i post. But my key word is daemon. I am trying to improve my English skills, if you see a mistake please feel free to reply or /msg me a correction	[reply]
Re^3: how do I create service on Win32? by marto (Cardinal) on May 14, 2007 at 09:31 UTC
Yet at no point in your post do you mention 'daemon', perhaps using Super Search with the term 'Windows service' would have been a better idea. Martin	[reply]
Re: how do I create service on Win32? by Anonymous Monk on May 14, 2007 at 04:41 UTC
Windows NT Service, MAPI & Windows 2000 Service Daemon, Simple WIN32 Service Test	[reply]