Same application which runs as a service but also a user launchable program.

BrokenArrows

I came across an application today which ran as a windows service but also if ran by the user launched a GUI.

I can't find much on how to accomplish this via c#.

Anyone know?

Colonel Panic

You are the worst at Google!

In main

if (Environment.UserInteractive)
{
   Console.WriteLine("Now it's a console app. Or it could be a WinForms or WPF app");
   service.StartInteractive();
   Console.ReadLine();
   service.StopInteractive();
}
else
{
   ServiceBase[] ServicesToRun;
   ServicesToRun = new ServiceBase[] { service };
   ServiceBase.Run(ServicesToRun);
}

Skeleton service

internal class MyService : ServiceBase
{

   protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
   {
      // Your startup stuff
      base.OnStart(args);
   }
   
   protected override void OnStop()
   {
      // cleanup
      base.OnStop();
   }
   
   public void StartInteractive()
   {
      OnStart(null);
   }
   
   public void StopInteractive()
   {
      OnStop();
   }
}

BrokenArrows

hummm.

Thats easier than i expected it to be.

Surely not the worst at google.
Im sure people who use yahoo are worse. lol

Thanks.