Deployment of Windows Service Project

[ochocki]

Hi,

I've created a solution with a project of type "Windows Service" and
deployment project for this service that creates installation package.

I want to have more then one copy of this service installed on one
machine. Since it is not possible to have two services with the same
name I faced the problem: how to parametrize installation wizard? I
mean, I would like to be able to modify service name during
installation. Is it possible?

/M

[DeveloperX]

On 6 Dec, 15:30, ocho...@gmail.c om wrote:

Hi,

I've created a solution with a project of type "Windows Service" and
deployment project for this service that creates installation package.

I want to have more then one copy of this service installed on one
machine. Since it is not possible to have two services with the same
name I faced the problem: how to parametrize installation wizard? I
mean, I would like to be able to modify service name during
installation. Is it possible?

/M

In the projectInstalle r class add events
ProjectInstalle r_BeforeInstall
and
ProjectInstalle r_BeforeUninsta ll

In there I call a method called ChangeName which simply does:

MyLittleService Installer.Servi ceName = m.TheName;
In this case m is a mini dialog. It just pops up and asks for the new
name, but you can do what ever you like. Read it from a file, get it
from a web service, etc.

[ochocki]

On 6 Gru, 17:08, DeveloperX <nntp...@operam ail.comwrote:

On 6 Dec, 15:30, ocho...@gmail.c om wrote:

Hi,

I've created a solution with a project of type "Windows Service" and
deployment project for this service that creates installation package.

I want to have more then one copy of this service installed on one
machine. Since it is not possible to have two services with the same
name I faced the problem: how to parametrize installation wizard? I
mean, I would like to be able to modify service name during
installation. Is it possible?

/M

In the projectInstalle r class add events
ProjectInstalle r_BeforeInstall
and
ProjectInstalle r_BeforeUninsta ll

In there I call a method called ChangeName which simply does:

MyLittleService Installer.Servi ceName = m.TheName;

In this case m is a mini dialog. It just pops up and asks for the new
name, but you can do what ever you like. Read it from a file, get it
from a web service, etc.

There is no projectInstalle r class. How can I add it?

/M

[DeveloperX]

On 7 Dec, 07:37, ocho...@gmail.c om wrote:

On 6 Gru, 17:08, DeveloperX <nntp...@operam ail.comwrote:

On 6 Dec, 15:30, ocho...@gmail.c om wrote:

Hi,

I've created a solution with a project of type "Windows Service" and
deployment project for this service that creates installation package.

I want to have more then one copy of this service installed on one
machine. Since it is not possible to have two services with the same
name I faced the problem: how to parametrize installation wizard? I
mean, I would like to be able to modify service name during
installation. Is it possible?

/M

In the projectInstalle r class add events
ProjectInstalle r_BeforeInstall
and
ProjectInstalle r_BeforeUninsta ll

In there I call a method called ChangeName which simply does:

MyLittleService Installer.Servi ceName = m.TheName;

In this case m is a mini dialog. It just pops up and asks for the new
name, but you can do what ever you like. Read it from a file, get it
from a web service, etc.

There is no projectInstalle r class. How can I add it?

/M- Hide quoted text -

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Here's a link that describes it. Will save me some typing :)

http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/20849/1763/page/2

[ochocki]

On 7 Gru, 11:56, DeveloperX <nntp...@operam ail.comwrote:

On 7 Dec, 07:37, ocho...@gmail.c om wrote:

On 6 Gru, 17:08, DeveloperX <nntp...@operam ail.comwrote:

On 6 Dec, 15:30, ocho...@gmail.c om wrote:

Hi,

I've created a solution with a project of type "Windows Service" and
deployment project for this service that creates installation package.

I want to have more then one copy of this service installed on one
machine. Since it is not possible to have two services with the same
name I faced the problem: how to parametrize installation wizard? I
mean, I would like to be able to modify service name during
installation. Is it possible?

/M

In the projectInstalle r class add events
ProjectInstalle r_BeforeInstall
and
ProjectInstalle r_BeforeUninsta ll

In there I call a method called ChangeName which simply does:

MyLittleService Installer.Servi ceName = m.TheName;

In this case m is a mini dialog. It just pops up and asks for the new
name, but you can do what ever you like. Read it from a file, get it
from a web service, etc.

There is no projectInstalle r class. How can I add it?

/M- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Here's a link that describes it. Will save me some typing :)

http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/20849/1763/page/2

OK, that works, but only partially :(
Looks like it is not even possible to run setup when one instance of
the product (service) is already installed. When I launch it I'm asket
whether to remove or repair the installation.
Is it possible to tell the installer to omit this check? Then I would
be able to specify different installation directory and different
service name.

/M