Develop System.ServiceProcess with Standard

[SprintFlunky]

Hello all,

I have found several references to creating a service, however, I am still confused as to exactly how, and if I can even create a Service process using VB .Net Standard edition. Since I am not able to create a Service Project on the Create/New/Projects, I am not certain what I need to do to actually create the service.

All I really need to do is create a process that runs in the background (mainly I just don't want the program to show up on the task bar) that will read Outlook email and populate a SQLServer database from an attached text file. I understand what I need to do to read email, get the attached file, and populate the SQL Database, it the Service part that is new to me.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks for the input.

 

[chrissie1]

just create a form set it's visible to false and showintaskbar to false and your good to go. I think you will be better of with the pro version to develop services or do it wi sharpdevelop. Allthough I'm pretty sure you can convince the standard edition to create your service.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

If you want to get an answer read this FAQ faq796-2540
There's no such thing as a winnable war - Sting

 

[SprintFlunky]

Christiaan,

My thoughts exactly. I stumbled across a post that that talked about setting the visible property and taskbar properties and bingo! exactly what I was looking for - could not see the forest for the trees.

Thanks for the suggestion.