C# Running a Windows Form App from a Windows Service

[trinityofsouls]

I am trying to run a windows application from a service.

Both the Windows Form App and the Windows Service were created using the .NET 2005 "New Project" Templates.

There service is working as intended (It picks up files to be proccessed out of watch directories) however there seems to be an issue when the Windows App is called.

I use the below to call the application:

ProcessStartInfo theProcess;
theProcess = new ProcessStartInfo("C:\\myFileProcess.exe");
theProcess.Arguments = fileName;

For testing purposes I have myFileProcess.exe code loaded down with Event Log writers. Using those I see that myFileProcess.exe is indeed called and the onload event is fired and executed in its entirety. However the form never shows. When I bring up the Task Manager I see that myFileProcess.exe is indeed running.

I believe this has something to do with the fact that Services do not show forms. But I figured seeings as I am kicking off a new process that it should work.

Does anyone know of a better way to kick off my process, or know of a way to make the form display?

When looking up information on this I found a number of references to "Setting Desktop Interaction on" but I have yet to figure out how to do this.

Thanks,
TrinityofSouls

[trinityofsouls]

The code to call the Process is actually

ProcessStartInfo theProcess;
theProcess = new ProcessStartInfo("C:\\myFileProcess.exe");
theProcess.Arguments = fileName;
Process.Start(theProcess);

Forgot the 4th line on my post.