windows service scheduler

arkiboys

using .net 2.0, Is it possible to schedule the windows service manually (i.e. from services window under control panel) or do I have to implement a timer inside the service i.e. in the code? Currently I have scheduled the service to run on weekdays at 7:00 AM. This is done by having a timer in the code window. Is there a way to do the same thing manually? i.e. is there a scheduled job window to set the time, days, etc...? Thanks

Manas Bhardwaj

arkiboys wrote:

Is there a way to do the same thing manually? i.e. is there a scheduled job window to set the time, days, etc...?

Go to Control Panel -> Scheduled Tasks -> Add Scheduled Task :rose:

arkiboys

Hi, Not sure what which program to choose?

Manas Bhardwaj

Choose the service which you want to schedule. :confused:

arkiboys

There is no windows service in the list

Manas Bhardwaj

Dude, Even Windows Service is an .exe file with no interface. Browse to the folder where you have installed or created that.

arkiboys

I see what you mean. Many thanks

arkiboys

I have set the scheduler but it gives an error: can not start service from the command line or a debugger. A windows service must be installed (using installutil.exe)...) Please note that I have installed it correctly. If I start the service in the control panel/services, then the service runs but I do not want to start it manually. I now want the service to run based on the scheduled task. Thanks

SimulationofSai

You cannot run the exe and expect the windows service to start. Please wipe that idea off. Create a batch file with the following line net start yourservice Again this assumes that the service is already installed and is in System32. If not you've to navigate to the path where your exe is and run the above command. cd your path net start yourservice You can then schedule this batch file to run at any desired time. The downside is that you need to stop the service manually too, so that it does not error out in the next scheduled start. So another batch file, another scheduled task which runs after your start task. net stop yourservice Above all, I thought the whole point in creating a windows service was to do something constantly in the background. I reccomend putting in that timer in your service.

SG

Joseph Guadagno

You can create a batch file with the following line net start _serviceName_ and schedule it to run when you want. Replace the serviceName with the name of the service. If you are not sure what the name of the service is you can run net start from the command line to get a list of services. You can also schedule net stop _serviceName_ to stop the service. As an alternative, I wrote a replacement for the Windows Scheduler application, that allows you to write your own .NET assemblies to schedule.

Here are some of my articles. Hope this helps! Joseph Guadagno http://www.josephguadagno.net