Other than having a custom action which sets the appropriate registry key,
then the answer is no, unfortunately.
Todd
Todd Apley – Visual Basic Deployment Test Team
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| >Subject: RE: C# service installer
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| >David,
| >
| >thank you very much for help. I will be looking into your
| >solution.
| >
| >My solution is simple: I user DOS enviromntal var to read
| >it in and set ServiceName in both places, if I want to run
| >the same exe as two services on the same machine.
| >
| >On the side note:
| >Am i correct that there is no way to set
| >:
| >[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\mySer
| >vice]
| >;"Description"="description of my service"
| >
| >in the installer code?
| >
| >Thanks again
| >KK
| >
| >
| >>-----Original Message-----
| >>Okay, I've taken a closer look, and I think I understand
| >the scenario a bit
| >>better!
| >>
| >>The values don't have to be the same, most of the time.
| >The one used in
| >>the ServiceInstaller is the one that will eventually be
| >displayed and be
| >>the official name. If your service doesn't read or use
| >the "ServiceName"
| >>property on the ServiceBase class, then you don't need
| >them to be the same.
| >>
| >>If you modify them using the installer class, you'll need
| >to Add the
| >>ServiceName value to the stateSaver in the overridden
| >Install method, and
| >>then load it from the savedState object in Rollback and
| >UnInstall methods.
| >>This way, when you uninstall, it will try to uninstall
| >using the correct
| >>service name it was given during install. If you don't do
| >that, your
| >>uninstall will fail, and you'll be blocked from removing
| >it from your
| >>machine. (Ask me how I know this! :-) )
| >>
| >>If you do need to use the ServiceName in your service
| >code, then you'll
| >>probalby want to make the ServiceName a dynamic property
| >by following the
| >>steps below, and then modifying the app.config during
| >install time. See
| >>the following whitepaper for an example of how to do
| >that:
| >>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
| >url=/library/en-us/vsintro7/ht
| >>ml/vxwlkwalkthroughpassingdatatocustomaction.asp
| >>
| >>Make the service name dynamic so that it reads it from
| >the app.config file.
| >>
| >> selecting your Service.cs file, then it's designer, and
| >going to the
| >>property grid.
| >> then, expand the (DynamicProperties) property, and
| >select (Advanced)
| >> then, click the ... button and in the dialog that pops
| >up
| >> Check ServiceName
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >>---
| >>David Guyer - VBQA Deployment Testing
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| >>>Thank you,
| >>>
| >>>but how ?
| >>>Does
| >>>public class MyService :
| >System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase
| >>>MyServiceName has anything to do with
| >>>
| >>>[RunInstallerAttribute(true)]
| >>>public class ProjectInstaller :
| >>>System.Configuration.Install.Installer
| >>> {
| >>> private string MyServiceName = "...";
| >>>
| >>>anything to do with each other but the value has to be
| >the
| >>>same. I mean if I pup up UI in Installer, shouldn't I
| >also
| >>>pop-up UI in the Service module? Real question is how to
| >>>communicate between ProjectInstaller variable and
| >MySrvice
| >>>module variable? Can I do it at all? and which is called
| >>>first: MyService.Main or ProjectInstaller
| >>>
| >>>thank you
| >>>
| >>>KK
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>>-----Original Message-----
| >>>>You could try inserting some code that pops some UI to
| >>>ask the user for
| >>>>that info...
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>>---
| >>>>David Guyer - VBQA Deployment Testing
| >>>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
| >and
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| >>>>>From: "krisk" <kk@easylink.com>
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| >>>>>Subject: C# service installer
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| >>>>>Could not find ansewr:
| >>>>>
| >>>>>in ProjectInstaller, RunInstallerAttribute[]:
| >>>>>....
| >>>>>this.serviceInstaller1.ServiceName = MyServiceName;
| >>>>>
| >>>>>in the code:
| >>>>>public class MyService :
| >>>System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase
| >>>>> {
| >>>>> string MyServiceName = "configSendmailA";
| >>>>>
| >>>>>...
| >>>>> private void InitializeComponent()
| >>>>> {
| >>>>> this.ServiceName = MyServiceName;
| >>>>>
| >>>>>So I have MyServiceName as constant in both and fix,
| >>>>>process runs etc... OK
| >>>>>
| >>>>>But! how to make MyServiceName dynamic - means: set
| >>>durring
| >>>>>installUtill run?
| >>>>>
| >>>>>KK
| >>>>>
| >>>>
| >>>>.
| >>>>
| >>>
| >>
| >>.
| >>
| >
