Service.Start

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Service.Start (

string DisplayName,

string KeyName = "",

table Arguments = nil )

Example 1

Service.Start("StartMe", "", nil);

Starts the service "StartMe".

Example 2

-- specify the service's display name and location
ServiceDisplayName = "Service1";
ServiceFilePath = "C:\\WINDOWS\\SERVICE1.EXE";

-- Stop the specified service
Service.Stop(ServiceDisplayName, "");

-- Copy the replacement service exe
File.Copy(SessionVar.Expand("%SourceFolder%\\SERVICES\\SERVICE1.EX_"), ServiceFilePath, false, true, false, true, nil);

-- Start the service
Service.Start(ServiceDisplayName, "", nil);

Stops the specified service, replaces the exe file, and starts the service.

Example 3

-- Specify the service to query
ServiceToQueryDisplay = "Service1";
ServiceToQueryKey = "Boom";

-- Query the specified service
QueryResult = Service.Query(ServiceToQueryDisplay, ServiceToQueryKey);
if not (QueryResult == SERVICE_RUNNING) then
    -- Set err to 0
    err = 0;
    -- The service is not running.
    if (QueryResult == SERVICE_PAUSED) then
        -- The service is paused, try continue
        Service.Continue(ServiceToQueryDisplay, ServiceToQueryKey);
        err = Application.GetLastError();
    elseif (QueryResult == SERVICE_STOPPED) then
        -- The service is stopped, try start
        Service.Start(ServiceToQueryDisplay, ServiceToQueryKey, nil);
        err = Application.GetLastError();
    end
    if not (err == 0) then
        -- An error happened with Continue/Start
        Dialog.Message("Error (" .. err .. ")", "Unable to start/restart the service.\r\nService is not running");
    else
        Dialog.Message("PERFECTION!", "The service was started/restarted fine.");
    end
else
    -- The service is running
    Dialog.Message("PERFECTION!", "The service is running fine.");
end

Queries the specified service. If it is running, a dialog is displayed. If it is not running, it is restarted and either a successful or error dialog is displayed.