Windows service debugging Problem

[AshishKhandelwa]

Hi All,

I have some problem regarding Windows Service debugging for which I didn't get any answer in any post.

I have installed windows service and try to debug it by using Debug-->Attach to Process menu of Visual Studio. In this service there are timer control whose time is set at intervel of 1 min. Problem is when first time timer controls evens is fired after that one pop comes in my screen with message as "you cannot start service from command line of debugger" with Ok button. Once we click that Ok button debugging get stopped. If anyone of you have any solution regarding it please help.

[Dan H]

you need to execute a new thread in the timer event to execute the code in. Then you can debug the thread without worrying about the timer firing again and forcing you to stop the debugging.

Thread newThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(someClass.GetSomeThing));
newThread.Name = "someDynamicName";
newThread.Start();