Application.Run and Windows Service (Multithreaded)

[Jake K]

I have a multithreaded application that I now want to convert into a Windows
Service. Does application.run work in a windows service? Are there things
to take into consideration when creating a multithreaded windows service as
opposed to a multithreaded windows forms application?
E.G.

namespace whatever
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
....
public Form1()
{
InitializeCompo nent();
}

private void Form1_Load(obje ct sender, EventArgs e)
{
SomeArray = new SomeClass[# - #];

for (...)
{
...
...
ThreadStart ts = new ThreadStart(Som eClass.SomeMeth od);
Thread wrkThread = new Thread(ts);
whatever.Curren tThread = wrkThread;
wrkThread.SetAp artmentState(Ap artmentState.ST A);
wrkThread.Start ();
}
return;

}
}
public class SomeClass
{
// ...
// ...
private void SomeMethod()
{
....
....
Application.Run ();
}
}
}

[Mattias Sjögren]

>I have a multithreaded application that I now want to convert into a Windows

>Service. Does application.run work in a windows service?

Why are you considering calling it? Windows services don't have UI so
there's probably no point in doing so.
Mattias

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[DeveloperX]

No is the short answer, the main class inherits from
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase and ServiceBase has a Run method.
The easiest way to see how it works is to create a service from the
Windows Service template in VS, if you don't have that, I can knock you
up an empty service that shows the basics.

Jake K wrote:

I have a multithreaded application that I now want to convert into a Windows
Service. Does application.run work in a windows service? Are there things
to take into consideration when creating a multithreaded windows service as
opposed to a multithreaded windows forms application?
E.G.

namespace whatever
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
...
public Form1()
{
InitializeCompo nent();
}

private void Form1_Load(obje ct sender, EventArgs e)
{
SomeArray = new SomeClass[# - #];

for (...)
{
...
...
ThreadStart ts = new ThreadStart(Som eClass.SomeMeth od);
Thread wrkThread = new Thread(ts);
whatever.Curren tThread = wrkThread;
wrkThread.SetAp artmentState(Ap artmentState.ST A);
wrkThread.Start ();
}
return;

}
}
public class SomeClass
{
// ...
// ...
private void SomeMethod()
{
...
...
Application.Run ();
}
}
}

[DeveloperX]

Oh I should add, threading is simpler in a service as there's no GUI so
no BeginInvoke calls, however you do need to manage the process of the
servicebase receiving a Stop message. I've got a service or two here
which are multithreaded, I use ManualResetEven ts to manage the thread
shutdown.

DeveloperX wrote:

No is the short answer, the main class inherits from
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase and ServiceBase has a Run method.
The easiest way to see how it works is to create a service from the
Windows Service template in VS, if you don't have that, I can knock you
up an empty service that shows the basics.

Jake K wrote:

I have a multithreaded application that I now want to convert into a Windows
Service. Does application.run work in a windows service? Are there things
to take into consideration when creating a multithreaded windows service as
opposed to a multithreaded windows forms application?
E.G.

namespace whatever
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
...
public Form1()
{
InitializeCompo nent();
}

private void Form1_Load(obje ct sender, EventArgs e)
{
SomeArray = new SomeClass[# - #];

for (...)
{
...
...
ThreadStart ts = new ThreadStart(Som eClass.SomeMeth od);
Thread wrkThread = new Thread(ts);
whatever.Curren tThread = wrkThread;
wrkThread.SetAp artmentState(Ap artmentState.ST A);
wrkThread.Start ();
}
return;

}
}
public class SomeClass
{
// ...
// ...
private void SomeMethod()
{
...
...
Application.Run ();
}
}
}