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In windows service after starting my service i got message. here messagebox.show method not working. is there any other solution?

Posted 30-Sep-11 17:27pm

SAISAGAR nalla

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Solution 1

You can not use System.Windows.Forms objects in windows service, a services can not throw messages as message box...log if want to log any information in the event log.

Posted 30-Sep-11 18:15pm

Pradeep Shukla

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SAISAGAR nalla 1-Oct-11 0:27am

how can i set logs

Pradeep Shukla 1-Oct-11 1:00am

Go through this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815314

SAISAGAR nalla 1-Oct-11 3:08am

i known but how to get message here. i am not getting. i am using only windows services not a windows application

Pradeep Shukla 1-Oct-11 13:20pm

import the namespace: System.Diagnostics
and use following code where you are showing messagebox:

EventLog ev = new EventLog("System", System.Environment.MachineName, "MySystemSource");
ev.WriteEntry("Warning is written to system Log", EventLogEntryType.Warning, 10001);
ev.Close();

SAISAGAR nalla 3-Oct-11 1:19am

hai.. here i am getting message at in my service but not like a message box. in my server Eventslog-->system--> in that message displayed. i want po up message

Solution 4

Windows services are not meant to interact with the user at least not in the way you're trying.
If you want pop-up messages - I assume you're working on the same machine as your service is running on - then just write a small tray application which receives your messages and displays them to you.

Best regards

Posted 2-Oct-11 20:48pm

SvenMe

Solution 3

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1749164/why-does-my-wcf-service-method-only-work-once-ive-called-messagebox-show[^]

Posted 2-Oct-11 20:42pm

devildx2050

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SAISAGAR nalla · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-02T19:23:00

Solution 2

Write your message in MessageBox.show method.
After your service started , Goto services--> select ur service--> right click Properties-->Click on log on tab--> chesk allow intractive with desktop-->Click Apply Button--> After restart ur service.. u get what ever u wrote in ur messageBox.show();

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Posted 2-Oct-11 19:23pm

SAISAGAR nalla

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CodingLover 3-Oct-11 1:24am

It cannot be done in programatically.

Bala Selvanayagam 3-Oct-11 3:39am

I think SAISAGAR is right,

You can add the System.Windows.forms namesspace to your service and call the messagebox.show(); method which in turn can popup on the same machine where the service is running(you have to Goto services--> select ur service--> right click Properties-->Click on log on tab--> chesk allow intractive with desktop-->Click Apply Button--> After restart ur service.)

If you wish the message to be popped up in a different machine than the one where the service is installed then you can use "NET SEND" ?

Arun Kumar K S 3-Oct-11 4:53am

This will create one interactive desktop for windows service but not with user desktop that the user interacts