Need help with Windows Service

[Tressa]

I have a C# Windows Service and I need to access it from a C++ Application.
I am new to programming and have been looking all over for help on the
internet without much luck.

I did place this line at the top of the C++ file (using namespace
Shutdown_Restart;) I get something that says a namespace with this name does
not exist.

Thank you for your help

[Dan Kelley]

Do you mean you need to communicate with your service from the C++ application? If the C++ app C++.Net, then my suggestion would be to have your service host a remoted component, which can perform the functions you need to perform. The C++ app would then just consume the remoted services. You cannot use a service as you would a DLL. Windows services do have the OnCustomEvent event, but this only takes in 1 int param, which means you are limited to how much you can do with it. I think you send custom commands using a ServiceController.ExecuteCommand

Hope this helps
Da

----- Tressa wrote: ----

I have a C# Windows Service and I need to access it from a C++ Application
I am new to programming and have been looking all over for help on th
internet without much luck

I did place this line at the top of the C++ file (using namespac
Shutdown_Restart;) I get something that says a namespace with this name doe
not exist

Thank you for your hel