How to launch win forms app from windows service ?

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Basically I want to launch Send() method from FaxLibCom, from windows service. But it is not working (The same code, from win forms works great).

So I thought, I could run win froms window, which will be hidden, and automatically launch FaxLibCom to send Fax.

But Windows Service can't launch anything with UI !! I know that it is a long-running process without UI.. but there must be a solution to run another program from windows service.. i think..

Please help me,

Posted 17-Oct-11 4:41am

mnd017

Updated 17-Oct-11 4:50am

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RaisKazi 17-Oct-11 10:44am

Replaced "lunch" word by "launch". :)

OriginalGriff 17-Oct-11 10:46am

You missed a few! :laugh:

RaisKazi 17-Oct-11 10:48am

:)))

mnd017 17-Oct-11 10:52am

typo :) Anyone know how to solve that?

RaisKazi 17-Oct-11 10:57am

If your code is working in WinForms then it should work in windows service application also. Have you debug your windows service code?

mnd017 17-Oct-11 11:07am

No exception is thrown, Send() returns id (which looks "possible"). I think that you wrong. Try to open windows form app from windows form app and from windows service (on Windows 7). If you can launch win forms app from windows service - I would like to see your project.

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Not Active · Answer 1 · 2011-10-17T05:27:00

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One of the purposes of a Windows Service is to run without a UI so it of course makes no sense to try using one. You may need to investigate the library further to find if a non-UI call is available, or use another library.

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Uday P.Singh 17-Oct-11 13:07pm

agree my 5!

I.explore.code · Answer 2 · 2011-10-17T05:58:00

I remember trying doing something similar not long ago, but it turned out that you can call a winforms app from a windows service but it starts as a hidden process and the GUI never gets rendered (you can see the process in TaskManager). The key point to have a windows service to begin with, is so that they can run separately to Windows forms app. However, if you do get it working, please share...

Also have a read here : Winforms-Windows service[^]

Cheers...