Timer with windows service - Please help

[hnkien]

Hi,
I am writing a windows service with threading.timer for 10 seconds but
it didn't work. Here are my code:

namespace SchedulerServic e
{
public class ScheduleService : System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase
{
private System.Componen tModel.IContain er components;
protected System.Threadin g.Timer tmrThreadingTim er;

public ScheduleService ()
{
InitializeCompo nent();
tmrThreadingTim er = new System.Threadin g.Timer(new
TimerCallback(t mrThreadingTime r_TimerCallback ), null,
System.Threadin g.Timeout.Infin ite, 1000);
}

[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase[] ServicesToRun;
ServicesToRun = new System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase[] { new
ScheduleService () };
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase.Run(Service sToRun);
}

private void InitializeCompo nent()
{
this.CanPauseAn dContinue = true;
this.CanShutdow n = true;
this.ServiceNam e = "SchedulerServi ce";
}
protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if (components != null)
{
components.Disp ose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
tmrThreadingTim er = new System.Threadin g.Timer(new
TimerCallback(t mrThreadingTime r_TimerCallback ), null, 0, 10 * 1000) ;
//run 10 second each time
}

protected override void OnStop()
{
tmrThreadingTim er.Change(Syste m.Threading.Tim eout.Infinite,
System.Threadin g.Timeout.Infin ite);
}

private void tmrThreadingTim er_TimerCallbac k(object state)
{
Console.WriteLi ne("I am running");
}

}

Any help?

[Eddie de Bear]

Hi,

Just a quick question.. How do you expect to get information into the
console??
The reason I ask this is simple. You cannot run a Windows Service without
having to install it using RegSvc (to install the service) and then Net Start
(to start the service). If you try to run a service from inside the VS.NET
IDE and wait long enough(about 20-30 seconds) you will get an error stating
that it must be installed etc...

Hope this helps a little...

"hnkien" wrote:

Hi,
I am writing a windows service with threading.timer for 10 seconds but
it didn't work. Here are my code:

namespace SchedulerServic e
{
public class ScheduleService : System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase
{
private System.Componen tModel.IContain er components;
protected System.Threadin g.Timer tmrThreadingTim er;

public ScheduleService ()
{
InitializeCompo nent();
tmrThreadingTim er = new System.Threadin g.Timer(new
TimerCallback(t mrThreadingTime r_TimerCallback ), null,
System.Threadin g.Timeout.Infin ite, 1000);
}

[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase[] ServicesToRun;
ServicesToRun = new System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase[] { new
ScheduleService () };
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase.Run(Service sToRun);
}

private void InitializeCompo nent()
{
this.CanPauseAn dContinue = true;
this.CanShutdow n = true;
this.ServiceNam e = "SchedulerServi ce";
}
protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if (components != null)
{
components.Disp ose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
tmrThreadingTim er = new System.Threadin g.Timer(new
TimerCallback(t mrThreadingTime r_TimerCallback ), null, 0, 10 * 1000) ;
//run 10 second each time
}

protected override void OnStop()
{
tmrThreadingTim er.Change(Syste m.Threading.Tim eout.Infinite,
System.Threadin g.Timeout.Infin ite);
}

private void tmrThreadingTim er_TimerCallbac k(object state)
{
Console.WriteLi ne("I am running");
}

}

Any help?

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

How it's not working?

In the other hand you create the timer twice once in the constructor and
another in the OnStart()

Remove one ( I would remove the one in the constructor )

Then install the service in debug mode, attach the debugger to the process
and put a breakpoint in the timer method, if it does stop it's working ,
only that you cannot use the console

No sure now where the console output goes in this case.

Cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation


"hnkien" <hn******@yah oo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:41******** **@Usenet.com.. .

Hi,
I am writing a windows service with threading.timer for 10 seconds but
it didn't work. Here are my code:

namespace SchedulerServic e
{
public class ScheduleService : System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase
{
private System.Componen tModel.IContain er components;
protected System.Threadin g.Timer tmrThreadingTim er;

public ScheduleService ()
{
InitializeCompo nent();
tmrThreadingTim er = new System.Threadin g.Timer(new
TimerCallback(t mrThreadingTime r_TimerCallback ), null,
System.Threadin g.Timeout.Infin ite, 1000);
}

[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase[] ServicesToRun;
ServicesToRun = new System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase[] { new
ScheduleService () };
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase.Run(Service sToRun);
}

private void InitializeCompo nent()
{
this.CanPauseAn dContinue = true;
this.CanShutdow n = true;
this.ServiceNam e = "SchedulerServi ce";
}
protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if (components != null)
{
components.Disp ose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
tmrThreadingTim er = new System.Threadin g.Timer(new
TimerCallback(t mrThreadingTime r_TimerCallback ), null, 0, 10 * 1000) ;
//run 10 second each time
}

protected override void OnStop()
{
tmrThreadingTim er.Change(Syste m.Threading.Tim eout.Infinite,
System.Threadin g.Timeout.Infin ite);
}

private void tmrThreadingTim er_TimerCallbac k(object state)
{
Console.WriteLi ne("I am running");
}

}

Any help?