NT service (setting Description string)

[Larry Bates]

Anybody know what variable I need to define in my
class to set the long description that shows up
in the Services control panel applet?

_svc_name_ holds the short name
_svc_display_na me_ holds the long name
_svc_?????_ holds the description

Thanks, Larry

[Thomas Heller]

"Larry Bates" <lb****@swamiso ft.com> writes:

Anybody know what variable I need to define in my
class to set the long description that shows up
in the Services control panel applet?

_svc_name_ holds the short name
_svc_display_na me_ holds the long name
_svc_?????_ holds the description

There isn't any yet. Apparently you have to call the win32 api
ChangeServiceCo nfig2() (but maybe it can also be done with the wmi
module).

Thomas

[Larry Bates]

I found a way to do this that seems to make
sense. You can modify the Description in
the registry using _winreg. The value
is located at:

HMLM\SYSTEM\Cur rentControlSet\ Services\<servi cename>

I then installed the code below in the main
program of the service (that gets executed
when the service is installed). This way
the registry gets "fixed" every time the
service is installed or removed. Seems to
work pretty well.

Thanks for the input from everyone.

Larry Bates
if __name__ == "__main__":
import sys
import _winreg
#
# Following line handles install/remove/start/stop commands from the
command line
#
win32serviceuti l.HandleCommand Line(AFRservice )
try: cmd=sys.argv[1].upper()
except: sys.exit()

if cmd == 'INSTALL':
print "Calling win32evtlogutil .AddSourceToReg istry for AFR
Application"

win32evtlogutil .AddSourceToReg istry('AFR','C: \Python22\Lib\s ite-Packages\win
32\servicemanag er.pyd',
'Application')

#
# Update the description of this service in the registry
#

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
# Open registry at the proper key

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
regkey='SYSTEM\ CurrentControlS et\Services\AFR '
key=_winreg.Ope nKey(_winreg.HK EY_LOCAL_MACHIN E, regkey, 0,
_winreg.KEY_SET _VALUE)
description='AF R provides automated routing for inbound faxes that
are ' \
'received by Castelle Faxpress fax server. Faxes are
converted ' \
'to .PDF files and routed via SMTP email to users based
on ' \
'routing rules.'

_winreg.SetValu eEx(key, 'Description', 0, _winreg.REG_SZ,
description)

elif cmd == 'REMOVE':
print "Calling win32evtlogutil .RemoveSourceFr omRegistry for AFR
Application"
win32evtlogutil .RemoveSourceFr omRegistry('AFR ','Application' )

"Larry Bates" <lb****@swamiso ft.com> wrote in message
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Anybody know what variable I need to define in my
class to set the long description that shows up
in the Services control panel applet?

_svc_name_ holds the short name
_svc_display_na me_ holds the long name
_svc_?????_ holds the description

Thanks, Larry