> Hi,
>
> I have created a Service with vb.NET 2005 and I want to show a form. How can
> I do this? Can I do it like this? Or should'nt I use a form in a service at
> all?
>
> Private oMain As Main
>
>     Protected Overrides Sub OnStart(ByVal args() As String)
>         ' Code zum Starten des Dienstes hier einfügen. Diese Methode sollte
> Vorgänge
>         ' ausführen, damit der Dienst gestartet werden kann.
>
>         Try
>             oMain = New Main
>             oMain.Show()
>         Catch ex As Exception
>             MsgBox(ex.ToString)
>         End Try
>     End Sub
>
> If I do so then the form is shown but it say "No response".
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Kind regards
>
> Stefan

> Hi
>
> >From what I understand you shouldn't have any UI elements in your
> service as a service can run irrespective of whether a user is logged
> on or not and runs under a system process etc. (could be wrong though).
>  If you just want the user to be able to interact with your service
> (changing settings, start/stop the service etc) then take a look at the
> following article that should help.
>
> http://www.devcity.net/Articles/74/1/servicecontroller.aspx
>
>
> Thanks
> Martin
> hex40 wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have created a Service with vb.NET 2005 and I want to show a form. How can
> > I do this? Can I do it like this? Or should'nt I use a form in a service at
> > all?
> >
> > Private oMain As Main
> >
> >     Protected Overrides Sub OnStart(ByVal args() As String)
> >         ' Code zum Starten des Dienstes hier einfügen. Diese Methode sollte
> > Vorgänge
> >         ' ausführen, damit der Dienst gestartet werden kann.
> >
> >         Try
> >             oMain = New Main
> >             oMain.Show()
> >         Catch ex As Exception
> >             MsgBox(ex.ToString)
> >         End Try
> >     End Sub
> >
> > If I do so then the form is shown but it say "No response".
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Stefan
>
>

> IN VB6 I wrote an exe having several forms. You could run this Program as a
> service If you used a ntsvc.ocx. In the property page of the service you had
> to say that the service runs under the local system account and that it
> interacts with the desktop.
> My Service in VB.NET logs on an ftp Server and processes documents. And I
> want to show the ftp communication in a form and also what the actual batch
> is that is uploaded etc. If I have to write a service without UI then I
> should write another program that interacts with my service. How can I manage
> this? .NET Remoting? I can't find a simple exmaple for that technique!
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Stefan
>
> "Pritcham" schrieb:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > >From what I understand you shouldn't have any UI elements in your
> > service as a service can run irrespective of whether a user is logged
> > on or not and runs under a system process etc. (could be wrong though).
> >  If you just want the user to be able to interact with your service
> > (changing settings, start/stop the service etc) then take a look at the
> > following article that should help.
> >
> > http://www.devcity.net/Articles/74/1/servicecontroller.aspx
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Martin
> > hex40 wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have created a Service with vb.NET 2005 and I want to show a form. How can
> > > I do this? Can I do it like this? Or should'nt I use a form in a service at
> > > all?
> > >
> > > Private oMain As Main
> > >
> > >     Protected Overrides Sub OnStart(ByVal args() As String)
> > >         ' Code zum Starten des Dienstes hier einfügen. Diese Methode sollte
> > > Vorgänge
> > >         ' ausführen, damit der Dienst gestartet werden kann.
> > >
> > >         Try
> > >             oMain = New Main
> > >             oMain.Show()
> > >         Catch ex As Exception
> > >             MsgBox(ex.ToString)
> > >         End Try
> > >     End Sub
> > >
> > > If I do so then the form is shown but it say "No response".
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Kind regards
> > >
> > > Stefan
> >
> >