Stop a service and get status

[ASPVBNerd]

How do I stop a windows service? and I also would like to get the status of the service. If its 100 % stopped.
Because I dont want to proceed if the serice is not 100% done.
I could do it like this but this is not a good option for me.

Ret = Shell("net stop RegSrvc", vbNormalFocus)

George

 

[StuckInTheMiddle]

Check out this link that gives an example for Windows 2000. I bet it's still relevant for later versions of XP.

http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=250

hope this helps,

A,

 

[StuckInTheMiddle]

There's more info on getting the status of a service from MS at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...skPerformingAdministrativeTasksOnServices.asp

These should give you a place to start.

A,

 

[strongm]

That's for VB.Net ...

 

[StuckInTheMiddle]

Apologies, I didnt realize my 2nd example was .NET here is a fully coded VB5/6 solution

http://www.andreavb.com/tip060002.html

which is actually mentioned in one of the VB FAQs posted here.

A,

 

[strongm]

We covered much of what is wanted here only yesterday in thread222-1197973