How to convert console application to run as a service?

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How to convert console application to run as a service? I have the console application working, how to make the same application to run as a service??

Posted 26-Apr-11 1:04am

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Nish Nishant 26-Apr-11 7:53am

Reasonable question. Voted 5 to counter the 1 vote.

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Nish Nishant · Answer 1 · 2011-04-26T01:43:00

It depends on what your console app does right now. Typically you'd need a service if you need some kind of TCP service, remoting server, WCF service etc. Essentially you have code that can be activated when desired. Since you've asked this question I guess we can assume that right now you have a console app, that blocks (perhaps on a key-press) and keeps a thread alive. If so, follow Nijboer's suggestions. If not, you need to explain what you are trying to achieve.

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Based on OP's comment, here's a link to an article that shows how to create and install a service using VB.NET:

http://msmvps.com/blogs/joacim/archive/2009/09/13/creating-a-windows-service-using-vb-net.aspx[^]

E.F. Nijboer · Answer 2 · 2011-04-26T01:33:00

Solution 1

You simply create a service project and instead of writing to the console you write to the message log. There are many examples/articles on how this can be done.

Good luck!

Posted 26-Apr-11 1:33am

E.F. Nijboer

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 26-Apr-11 16:48pm

By far not that simple (don't create delusions), but the idea of using message log is right. My 4.
--SA

E.F. Nijboer 27-Apr-11 5:09am

That's very correct, except that are the simple steps to take to start off. Just pointing them in the right direction, leaving room to find out the details about it. When someone will get stuck, then they can ask again about that.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 27-Apr-11 11:10am

Oh, sure, no doubt against your approach. I only suggested not to create the delusion of simplicity. Log is not the main output which is in console application. All I/O is network of pipes or something -- IPC; and the methods are way more complex.
--SA

E.F. Nijboer 27-Apr-11 11:21am

Very correct, but that is mentioned in most of the articles about them, like this one (but I understand your point):
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/simplewindowsservice.aspx

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 27-Apr-11 15:16pm

Sure. It this article is good, it belongs to the body of your answer.
--SA