best way to trigger windows service

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i have a windows application which should send email on daily basis ,i have done this using windows service.i will trigger the service using windows task scheduler.should i set the timer inside the service as well? if not, when the service is triggered using windows task scheduler will it invoke onstart() event? is it ok if i write my email sending code in onstart() event?

Posted 15-Mar-12 21:54pm

girish sp

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Wayne Gaylard · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-16T00:18:00

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If you are using Windows Scheduler to start the service, it might be better just to use a simple Console Application instead of a windows service.

Posted 16-Mar-12 0:18am

Wayne Gaylard

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Oshtri Deka 16-Mar-12 6:48am

I agree.

Dylan Morley · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-16T00:24:00

As Wayne has said, you don't need a windows service for this.

You want to do something at a particular time or interval? Then use the scheduler and simply have it execute a Console Application or a windows forms application, just with no UI. :)

Introducing a windows service just over complicates what you need to do and isn't what a service is designed for anyway. A service should be something that is required to be 'always running' for whatever reason (e.g hosting a WCF endpoint, monitoring a file system)