How to create Windows Services for C# Windows Form Application

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I have created a Synchronization program on Windows Forms.

Please can any one tell me the process for creating Windows Services which will start the program after 5 minutes of Interval.

Posted 11-Jun-15 19:41pm

xibit89

Updated 11-Jun-15 19:42pm

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CodeReady 12-Jun-15 2:54am

Have you gone through the articles of creation of windows service?

xibit89 12-Jun-15 3:52am

Yes i have, but all articles refer to creation of Windows Services. I want to execute the program with in the time interval define in Windows Services code.

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Sinisa Hajnal · Answer 1 · 2015-06-11T20:49:00

Solution 2

1. Create windows service project
2. Add Timer component to it.
3. Set the timer to 5 minutes
4. In TimerTick event stop the timer and run the program

If you have to restart the program if it is not started then
either restart windows service on program close
OR don't stop the timer and let windows service check if the program process exists before starting it.

Posted 11-Jun-15 20:49pm

Sinisa Hajnal

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xibit89 12-Jun-15 3:55am

Can u please elaborate on 4th part "In TimerTick event stop the timer and run the program". how to run the program OnStart Method.

Sinisa Hajnal 12-Jun-15 6:08am

Use Process.Start(your_exe_path) - look into Process class documentation for all possiblities

Mehdi Gholam · Answer 2 · 2015-06-11T20:12:00

Solution 1

Windows Services have no UI, so you can't run your WinForm app as one, however you can:

Factor out the "sync" functionality to independent classes/functions without UI and use that in both the service and WinForm app.

Posted 11-Jun-15 20:12pm

Mehdi Gholam