How to call a method from a running service?

[s196675m]

Windows has many services running. How can I call a method from a particular service from my application. Suppose Service name "ftpsvc" is running. From my aplication I want to call a method of ftpsvc service to see the return value. I have some idea about Remoting, WCF. Any example code or pointing to the right direction will be helpful. thank you.

[RaviBee]

I think you may be confusing a Windows service with a web service.

• A Windows service is an app that can be configured to start when the Windows starts and runs in the background as long as Windows is running. IOW, a user isn't required to be logged on in order to run the app.
• A web service is an API that can be accessed over the network. A WCF web service is hosted in a service host, which is usually IIS, a Windows service, or a Windows or console app.

/ravi

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[s196675m]

Hi Thank you for your reply. My question is not about the type of services. I have a windows service running and suppose it has a Method (contract) called GetTime(). From another service or application,how can I call GetMethod() of the other running windows service. Thank you

[RaviBee]

s196675m wrote:

I have a windows service running and suppose it has a Method (contract) called GetTime().

Just to confirm I understand you, your Windows service has a ServiceHost that hosts the WCF service that has the GetTime() operation contract, right? If so, just add a reference to the WCF service (make sure it's running) in your client app. You can do this through the IDE or generate the reference (i.e. the client proxy) manually using svcutil.exe. Then, just call the proxy's GetTime() method. /ravi

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