Windows application to Windows Service

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Hi,

I want to covert my .exe windows application to windows service. It works by Sql notification service, ie if an entry comes to Table program will fetch that entry. it has a begin invoke delegate so it wont support by windows service.

Thanks in advance
Anvas

Posted 31-Jan-12 17:37pm

anvas kuttan

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Solution 3

it's very simple, See the Answers here
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-IE/clr/thread/e2993f62-8ea2-493d-9b62-62b3dc603052[^]

Thanks
--RA

Posted 31-Jan-12 18:56pm

Rajesh Anuhya

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-12 1:16am

Helpful information, but "pretty simple" sounds a bit of exaggeration. :-)
Well, a 5.
--SA

Rajesh Anuhya 2-Feb-12 1:12am

Thanks SA
--RA

Rajesh Anuhya 1-Feb-12 1:54am

Thanks SA
--RA

thatraja 1-Feb-12 11:44am

5!

Rajesh Anuhya 2-Feb-12 1:12am

Thanks Raja
--RA

Solution 2

Unfortunately, UI cannot be converted into a Windows Service.

Posted 31-Jan-12 18:47pm

Abhinav S

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-12 1:23am

Somebody voted 1 for this question. This is stupid. Maybe your answer is not complete (but what is "complete"?), but what you say it true. I countered with my 5.
--SA

Abhinav S 1-Feb-12 1:24am

It was a Platinum voter.
Thank you for the 5 and correction, SA.

thatraja 1-Feb-12 11:44am

5!

Abhinav S 1-Feb-12 22:27pm

Thank you thatraja.

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-31T18:44:00

Solution 1

If can do it if you throw out all code related to System.Windows.Forms. If your UI is well isolated from everything else, this is easy. If not, try to extract pure application logic, data processing, etc., everything not related to UI. If this is difficult, you better start from scratch, using your available application as a reference. Next time think thoroughly about isolation of different application layers.

Development of a Windows Service itself has a number of special considerations and difficulties, especially in testing/debugging.

Start here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_service[^],
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d56de412%28v=vs.100%29.aspx[^],
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/y817hyb6.aspx[^].

—SA

Posted 31-Jan-12 18:44pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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Abhinav S 1-Feb-12 0:47am

Correct. My 5.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-12 1:19am

Thank you, Abhinav.
--SA

anvas kuttan 1-Feb-12 0:47am

yes i am almost gone through every hope. i made my entire code to windows service but this sql notification service wont get invoke that time. i foun that Begin invoke method is fro system.controls may that is why that event not firing in windows service.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-12 1:18am

What are you talking about? BeginInvoke is a part of Windows.Forms, you should throw it out anyway. Just forget it when it comes to Windows Service.
Wait a minute! Don't you think that Windows Service can have some UI? No. Forget it.

Better digest my information and consider accepting the answer formally (green button) -- thanks.
--SA

Rajesh Anuhya 1-Feb-12 0:56am

Good answer, have my +5

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-12 1:19am

Thank you, Rajesh.
--SA

thatraja 1-Feb-12 11:44am

Right, 5!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-12 12:01pm

Thank you, Raja.
--SA