Win32::Daemon - interactive

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

When creating a new service, I want to "allow service to interact with the desktop".

The documentations says:

service_type

    An integer representing the type of the service; defaults to SERVI
+CE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS.
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Win32::Daemon.pm shows:

    SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
    SERVICE_WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
    SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER
    SERVICE_FILE_SYSTEM_DRIVER
    SERVICE_INTERACTIVE_PROCESS
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And the example shows:

Win32::Daemon::CreateService( \%Hash ) 

    %Hash = (
        machine =>  '',
        name    =>  'Brewery',
        display =>  'The Electronic Brewery',
        path    =>  $ServicePath,
        user    =>  '',
        pwd     =>  '',
        description => 'The Electronic Brewery',
        parameters => $ServiceParams
    );
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I tried adding a key service_type => various integers
but all my guesses have failed.

Anyone got the "straight dope"?
Thanks - Dave

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Re: Win32::Daemon - interactive by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 21, 2011 at 00:50 UTC
If you are on Vista or newer, then to the best of my knowledge, you cannot do this any more. See Re^6: Turn a perl script into a Win32 Service for the little more I know, and where that info came from. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' 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.	[reply]
Re: Win32::Daemon - interactive by Anonymous Monk on Oct 21, 2011 at 00:44 UTC
I tried adding a key `service_type => [various integers]` but all my guesses have failed. Anyone got the "straight dope"? So you literally tried an array of various integers? Try `int \| int \| int \| int` `service_type => ... SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS \| SERVICE_INTERACTIVE_PR +OCESS` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Win32::Daemon - interactive by hennesse (Beadle) on Oct 21, 2011 at 01:30 UTC
Thanks - That worked! I tried just service_type => SERVICE_INTERACTIVE_PROCESS but that didn't work. Or I fumble-fingered it. Thanks - Dave	[reply]