Hi,
I developped a Windows Service in VB.NET (2005).
I need to have it installed two times on 1 machine. When I want to install
it a second time, the setup doesn't allow me to install it again in an other
directory, but only to repair or remove the other version.
I get arround this by simply copying the files of the first installed in a
second directory.
But when I want to install the second service (so it would come in the
Services-list in the config panel) I can't do this, even if I rename it...
I should have somewhere the ability to change the name of a service at the
inside: somehow with a configfile that is read. I tried this using the
ServiceInstalle r_BeforeInstall-event (in the ProjectInstalle r), but it
doesn't seem to work...
Anybody any idea?
Thanks a lot in advance,
Pieter 4 8168
Try changing ProductCode.
"DraguVaso" <pi**********@h otmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. .. Hi,
I developped a Windows Service in VB.NET (2005).
I need to have it installed two times on 1 machine. When I want to install it a second time, the setup doesn't allow me to install it again in an other directory, but only to repair or remove the other version.
I get arround this by simply copying the files of the first installed in a second directory.
But when I want to install the second service (so it would come in the Services-list in the config panel) I can't do this, even if I rename it...
I should have somewhere the ability to change the name of a service at the inside: somehow with a configfile that is read. I tried this using the ServiceInstalle r_BeforeInstall-event (in the ProjectInstalle r), but it doesn't seem to work...
Anybody any idea?
Thanks a lot in advance,
Pieter
Pieter,
Short answer you can't.
Long answer: To install the service twice you would need to change:
1. The ServiceBase.Ser viceName property of your service itself.
2. The ServiceInstalle r.ServiceName property on the ServiceInstalle r object
on your ProjectInstalle r
3. Possibly any custom Performance Counters & Event Logs...
Do you always want to install 2 instances of the service or just
occasionally install 2 instances?
What I would normally do define 2 services in my assembly. The first
MyService1 inherits from System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase and has all the
logic for both services. The Second MyService2 inherits from MyService1 and
changes the ServiceName property, plus overrides any custom Performance
Counters or Event Logs.
Then in my ProjectInstalle r I would have 2 ServiceInstalle r objects, one for
MyService1 & one for MyService2. Also in the Project Installer would be any
duplicate custom Performance Counters & Event Logs...
The "problem" is if both services are in a single EXE, then both are going
to be installed. If I wanted to optionally install one or both I would
define 2 EXEs and a DLL. The DLL would have MyServiceBase that inherits from
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase and has all the logic for both services.
The first EXE would have MyService1 inherits from MyServiceBase and changes
the ServiceName property, plus overrides any custom Performance Counters or
Event Logs. The second EXE would have MyService2 inherits from MyServiceBase
and changes the ServiceName property, plus overrides any custom Performance
Counters or Event Logs.
Alternatively you might (*might*) be able to use Dynamic Properties in the
designer to set both of the ServiceName properties, however I want to say
the ProjectInstalle r is dynamically loaded under a different program, so it
won't find your app.config with the dynamic properties.
A third alternative might be to pass the service name as a CustomActionDat a
from the Setup project... This might be useful with the second
alternatively.. .
Hope this helps
Jay
"DraguVaso" <pi**********@h otmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. .. Hi,
I developped a Windows Service in VB.NET (2005).
I need to have it installed two times on 1 machine. When I want to install it a second time, the setup doesn't allow me to install it again in an other directory, but only to repair or remove the other version.
I get arround this by simply copying the files of the first installed in a second directory.
But when I want to install the second service (so it would come in the Services-list in the config panel) I can't do this, even if I rename it...
I should have somewhere the ability to change the name of a service at the inside: somehow with a configfile that is read. I tried this using the ServiceInstalle r_BeforeInstall-event (in the ProjectInstalle r), but it doesn't seem to work...
Anybody any idea?
Thanks a lot in advance,
Pieter
Hi,
Thanks a lot alreaddy for the answer.
Where do I find the ServiceBase.Ser viceName-property? I can't find it
somewhere?
And should I change these in the ServiceInstalle r1_BeforeInstal l event?
The fact is: sometimes I have to isntall the Service only one time,
sometimes 2, sometimes 3 or four times :) It depends on the number of
COM-ports on the computer...
Pieter
"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************ @msn.com> wrote in message
news:ee******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl... Pieter, Short answer you can't.
Long answer: To install the service twice you would need to change: 1. The ServiceBase.Ser viceName property of your service itself. 2. The ServiceInstalle r.ServiceName property on the ServiceInstalle r
object on your ProjectInstalle r 3. Possibly any custom Performance Counters & Event Logs...
Do you always want to install 2 instances of the service or just occasionally install 2 instances?
What I would normally do define 2 services in my assembly. The first MyService1 inherits from System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase and has all the logic for both services. The Second MyService2 inherits from MyService1
and changes the ServiceName property, plus overrides any custom Performance Counters or Event Logs.
Then in my ProjectInstalle r I would have 2 ServiceInstalle r objects, one
for MyService1 & one for MyService2. Also in the Project Installer would be
any duplicate custom Performance Counters & Event Logs...
The "problem" is if both services are in a single EXE, then both are going to be installed. If I wanted to optionally install one or both I would define 2 EXEs and a DLL. The DLL would have MyServiceBase that inherits
from System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase and has all the logic for both services. The first EXE would have MyService1 inherits from MyServiceBase and
changes the ServiceName property, plus overrides any custom Performance Counters
or Event Logs. The second EXE would have MyService2 inherits from
MyServiceBase and changes the ServiceName property, plus overrides any custom
Performance Counters or Event Logs.
Alternatively you might (*might*) be able to use Dynamic Properties in the designer to set both of the ServiceName properties, however I want to say the ProjectInstalle r is dynamically loaded under a different program, so
it won't find your app.config with the dynamic properties.
A third alternative might be to pass the service name as a
CustomActionDat a from the Setup project... This might be useful with the second alternatively.. .
Hope this helps Jay
"DraguVaso" <pi**********@h otmail.com> wrote in message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. .. Hi,
I developped a Windows Service in VB.NET (2005).
I need to have it installed two times on 1 machine. When I want to
install it a second time, the setup doesn't allow me to install it again in an other directory, but only to repair or remove the other version.
I get arround this by simply copying the files of the first installed in
a second directory.
But when I want to install the second service (so it would come in the Services-list in the config panel) I can't do this, even if I rename
it... I should have somewhere the ability to change the name of a service at
the inside: somehow with a configfile that is read. I tried this using the ServiceInstalle r_BeforeInstall-event (in the ProjectInstalle r), but it doesn't seem to work...
Anybody any idea?
Thanks a lot in advance,
Pieter
Pieter, Where do I find the ServiceBase.Ser viceName-property? I can't find it somewhere?
Normally you set it in the properties when you have the designer of the
Service itself open.
And should I change these in the ServiceInstalle r1_BeforeInstal l event?
ServiceBase.Ser viceName cannot be changed in the ServiceInstalle r per se, it
is a property of the service when the service runs.
The fact is: sometimes I have to isntall the Service only one time, sometimes 2, sometimes 3 or four times :) It depends on the number of COM-ports on the computer...
Rather then have a service for each COM-port I would probably create a
single service. Then that single service would have a single thread (or
group of threads) for each com port.
Hope this helps
Jay
"DraguVaso" <pi**********@h otmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. .. Hi,
Thanks a lot alreaddy for the answer. Where do I find the ServiceBase.Ser viceName-property? I can't find it somewhere?
And should I change these in the ServiceInstalle r1_BeforeInstal l event?
The fact is: sometimes I have to isntall the Service only one time, sometimes 2, sometimes 3 or four times :) It depends on the number of COM-ports on the computer...
Pieter
"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************ @msn.com> wrote in message news:ee******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl... Pieter, Short answer you can't.
Long answer: To install the service twice you would need to change: 1. The ServiceBase.Ser viceName property of your service itself. 2. The ServiceInstalle r.ServiceName property on the ServiceInstalle r object on your ProjectInstalle r 3. Possibly any custom Performance Counters & Event Logs...
Do you always want to install 2 instances of the service or just occasionally install 2 instances?
What I would normally do define 2 services in my assembly. The first MyService1 inherits from System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase and has all the logic for both services. The Second MyService2 inherits from MyService1 and changes the ServiceName property, plus overrides any custom Performance Counters or Event Logs.
Then in my ProjectInstalle r I would have 2 ServiceInstalle r objects, one for MyService1 & one for MyService2. Also in the Project Installer would be any duplicate custom Performance Counters & Event Logs...
The "problem" is if both services are in a single EXE, then both are going to be installed. If I wanted to optionally install one or both I would define 2 EXEs and a DLL. The DLL would have MyServiceBase that inherits from System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceB ase and has all the logic for both services. The first EXE would have MyService1 inherits from MyServiceBase and changes the ServiceName property, plus overrides any custom Performance Counters or Event Logs. The second EXE would have MyService2 inherits from MyServiceBase and changes the ServiceName property, plus overrides any custom Performance Counters or Event Logs.
Alternatively you might (*might*) be able to use Dynamic Properties in the designer to set both of the ServiceName properties, however I want to say the ProjectInstalle r is dynamically loaded under a different program, so it won't find your app.config with the dynamic properties.
A third alternative might be to pass the service name as a CustomActionDat a from the Setup project... This might be useful with the second alternatively.. .
Hope this helps Jay
"DraguVaso" <pi**********@h otmail.com> wrote in message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. .. > Hi, > > I developped a Windows Service in VB.NET (2005). > > I need to have it installed two times on 1 machine. When I want to install > it a second time, the setup doesn't allow me to install it again in an > other > directory, but only to repair or remove the other version. > > I get arround this by simply copying the files of the first installed > in a > second directory. > > But when I want to install the second service (so it would come in the > Services-list in the config panel) I can't do this, even if I rename it... > > I should have somewhere the ability to change the name of a service at the > inside: somehow with a configfile that is read. I tried this using the > ServiceInstalle r_BeforeInstall-event (in the ProjectInstalle r), but it > doesn't seem to work... > > Anybody any idea? > > Thanks a lot in advance, > > Pieter > >
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