Sample Code to Start and Stop a Service

Keywords: 	  start and stop a service

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;while loop example %sysid% defined earlier from text file
AddExtender("WWWNT34I.DLL")

sysid="\\SERVER"
state=0
service="AvSync Manager"


state = wntSvcStatus(sysid, service, 0, 2) ;get service status
if state != 1
   wntSvcControl(sysid,service , 0, 1) ;stop service
endif

while state != 1 ;loop until service is reported as stopped.
   TimeDelay(1)
   wntSvcControl(sysid, service, 0, 4) ;update status in servicemanager
   state = wntSvcStatus(sysid, service, 0, 2) ;get service status
endwhile

Message(service, "Service should be stopped now")


state = wntSvcStatus(sysid, service, 0, 2) ;get service status
if state !=4
    wntSvcStart(sysid, service, 0, "", "") ;start service
endif


while state != 4 ;loop until service starts again.
   TimeDelay(1)
   wntSvcControl(sysid, service, 0, 4) ;update status in servicemanager
   state = wntSvcStatus(sysid, service, 0, 2) ;get service status
endwhile

Message(service,"Service should be started now")

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Article ID:   W14948