Run as Windows service

[MisterX]

Bill

> Will this process start a "normal" Rev application faceless 
> or do I need to prep the Rev application somehow to run 
> without a window?
> 
there's nothing you need to do for a faceless app, it's the
way services run...

> Can I tell when a user is logged into the computer? I want 
> the Windows service application to launch a regular Rev 
> windowed application but only when the user is logged in but 
> not if the user has logged out.

maybe you should use the startup folder in the start menu for
that...

put it into the "All users" folder so all users will get it 
automatically. Dont forget to set the permissions to the 
shortcut so users cannot remove it...

cheers
Xavier

> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com 
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> Bill Vlahos
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 04:09
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Re: Run as Windows service
> 
> Xavier,
> 
> Will this process start a "normal" Rev application faceless 
> or do I need to prep the Rev application somehow to run 
> without a window?
> 
> Can I tell when a user is logged into the computer? I want 
> the Windows service application to launch a regular Rev 
> windowed application but only when the user is logged in but 
> not if the user has logged out.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill Vlahos
> 
> 
> On Aug 8, 2005, at 6:11 PM, MisterX wrote:
> 
> > Services are usually faceless applications Derek ;)
> >
> > In the windows resourcekit there is a programmed named srvany.exe. 
> > Search it in technet.Microsoft.com, you'll find what you're looking 
> > for.
> >
> > First you compile the application (with a startup handler to run 
> > it)...
> >
> > Then you set the srvany and link your application to a service that 
> > you create with srvany.
> >
> > That's it... when the service is started, you app should be 
> running. 
> > It's useful to keep a text log of the operations to keep 
> track of it's 
> > running status too...
> >
> > I've posted this previously in the list too. If you search the 
> > archives, you should find it...
> >
> > cheers
> > Xavier
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com
> >> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf 
> Of Derek 
> >> Bump
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 02:47
> >> To: How to use Revolution
> >> Subject: Re: Run as Windows service
> >>
> >> Bill Vlahos wrote:
> >>> I have an application in Rev I want to run as a Windows service 
> >>> because I don't want the user to be able to quit it.
> >>>
> >>> How do I make a Rev app run this way?
> >>
> >> Well, I don't know about running a Rev Standalone as a 
> service, but 
> >> you could do the following...
> >>
> >>
> >> 1. Make a Setup program that installs your standalone and 
> also adds 
> >> an entry to the Registry to startup the program during 
> Window's boot.
> >>
> >> 2. Set the decorations to empty.  I know this removes the titleBar 
> >> and window border, but it also removes the taskbar button. 
>  This way 
> >> you could either hide the window (if it's a background service) or 
> >> keep the window open but it can't be hidden.
> >>
> >>
> >> This should work just fine.  Hope this helps.  Oh, a great 
> free setup
> >> program builder is called InnoSetup.  Most major companies
> >> use it, and
> >> it's very expandable.  Oh, it's free...can't beat that!
> >>
> >>
> >> Derek Bump
> >> Dreamscape Software
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