Problem in creating a Windows Service

[Guest]

I am creating a windows service which sends email to some people at regular intervals.

Shared Sub Main()
Dim ServicesToRun As System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase
ServicesToRun = New System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase(){New MailService()}
End Sub

In Timer Elapsed Event:
---------------------------------------------
Dim Mailmsg As New MailMessage()
With Mailmsg
.From = (e-mail address removed)
.To = (e-mail address removed)
.Subject = "Check Printer Status"
End With
SmtpMail.SmtpServer="127.0.0.1"
SmtpMail.Send(Mailmsg)

 

[Thomas Dodds]

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[Rutger Smit]

Hey Thomas

I created the service for email.
Now, how do i install it on the Server??

Do i need to copy the whole project to the server??

Thanks
vinay


:

unstallutil.exe does it, check out this page
http://www.aspnl.com/aspnl/nl/artikelen/windowsservice.asp (in Dutch, ha!)


Go to the VS.NET command prompt (Start > Programs > Microsoft Visual
Studio .NET > Visual Studio .NET Tools > Visual Studio .NET Command Prompt)

Typ on the commandline this statement: installutil
D:\Path\To\Executable\SchedulePlus.exe

Uninstalling: do the same but add the switch /u (but don't forget to
stop the service first)

//Rutger

 

[Rutger Smit]

Smit

I am able to run the service locally which i installed using installutil
command.

My Q is, now i have to implement the same on the Server.
To install on the server, do i have to move the whole project or just the
EXE file???

Thanks
vinay

:

The executable will be enough if you do not use custom libraries (dll's)
or other stuff.

//Rutger

 

[Rutger Smit]

I have one Dll added to the references Interop.aspSmartMail.dll

So do i have to move this dll too??

:

Yes you have to.

But if you are uncertain about it, why not try to run it on a testserver
first without the dll and see what happens. A good test by the way.

If you only made a refeence but you don't use it's functionality the you
don't have to upload it to the server. I guess you understand that?

//Rutger