c# program that can be closed by arguments

ayandelhi

Hi!! i wanted to know if u cud tell me how can i make my program work in this manner.. run-> xyz.exe -start //to start now the my program is running.. now to stop it... run-> xyz.exe -stop //to stop i'm thinking that when i write this last command, i use diagnostic class to kill xyz.exe process.. wat say.. m i thinking right... is there anyother way to do it..

PIEBALDconsult

I do that with my Windows Services.

ayandelhi

wat m saying.. is that possible...

Keith Barrow

Possible? Yes. Sensible? No. What you are asking for is pretty much a windows service. You could do what you want, but it would be technically much more difficult than a service. Weren't you asking about TSRs earlier? The answer remains a the same, Windows services will do what you are asking, is there some reason you can't use them?

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ayandelhi

actually.. i dont know how to write window services... and moreover m having just a month to complete my program... my program does 3 works... keylogger for security purposes, watches mentioned files, and kills mentioned processes... now to that i've the knowledge abt all three... but wat i'm lacking is the way i want to integrate them...

Lost User

Search for a beginner's article on services here.

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ayandelhi

coudle u plz link me to the best article on services... i've found one.. [^] is this the correct one..

Lost User

That's a good one, remember to read the messages at the end. These can contain answers to problems you hit on the way.

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PIEBALDconsult

Definitely sounds like you need a Service. They're not difficult. To be able to control a Service from the command line I do something like:

    private enum Action
    {
        None = 0
    ,
        Status
    ,
        Install
    ,
        Uninstall
    ,
        Start
    ,
        Stop
    }

    \[System.STAThreadAttribute()\]
    public static int
    Main
    (
        string\[\] Args
    )
    {
        int result = 0 ;

        try
        {
            Action action = Action.None ;

            if ( Args.Length > 0 )
            {
                System.Enum.TryParse<Action> ( Args \[ 0 \] , true , out action ) ;         
            }

            switch ( action )
            {
                case Action.None :
                {
                    if ( System.Environment.UserInteractive )
                    {
                        System.Console.WriteLine ( "Syntax: JunkService STATUS | INSTALL | UNINSTALL | START | STOP" ) ;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.Run ( srv ) ;
                    }

                    break ;
                }

                case Action.Status :
                {
                    System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController svc = 
                        new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController
                        (
                            srv.ServiceName
                        ,
                            System.Environment.MachineName
                        ) ;

                    try
                    {
                        System.Console.WriteLine ( svc.Status ) ;
                    }
                    catch ( System.InvalidOperationException err ) 
                    {
                        System.Console.WriteLine ( err.Message ) ;
                    }

                    break ;
                }

                case Action.Install :
                {
                    System.Configuration.Install.ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper 
                    ( 
                        new string\[\] { System.Windows.Forms.Application.ExecutablePath } 
                    )

ayandelhi

i'm unable to understand this services from that article.. i understood its using service controller class in c#.. but m confused where should i place my code to be executed in it.. it says that the control should be transfered to os after the service is executed. but i want my program to be kept running otherwise it wont be logging keys, or watching files, or killing mentioned processes.. i hope u got my point..

Keith Barrow

You can do this from the command line: http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/registry2/how-can-i-stop-and-start-services-from-the-command-line-.aspx[^] Or you can do this though a gui: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001120709062339[^]

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Ravi Bhavnani

If you don't want to make your app a service and don't want to build a listener that listens for a close message, you can achieve your goal by periodically checking for the presence of an "exit" file (in the same directory as the application). The -stop command line argument would simply create the "exit" file and exit, causing all normally running instances of your application to exit. Caveat: this is a cheesy hack but may meet your needs at a pinch. /ravi

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