Windows Service(.NET)

[d0s]

ok im going to be making a windows service and i was wanting to make it with vb.net but for some reason i can't get the option in my window when going to File->New->Project...Under my VB.NET option it just has windows application and some ASP stuff. Under my Visual C++ projects is where the Windows Service options shows up. Shouldn't i also have the windows service option in my visual basic projects options? thanks

 

[chiph]

Try under C#. It may be something that VB.NET will fix in the 2005 release.

Chip H.


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[JohnYingling]

I have VB Windows Service right under Console Application on VS .NET Professional.

http://www.VBResizer.com

Forms/Controls Resizing/Tabbing

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[Borvik]

Here is a website that I found usefull when trying to make a service in VB.NET

http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/08/18/winservices.html?page=1

However, I couldn't follow the instructions exactly - I wasn't able to select Windows Service from the new project list - so I created a normal project and overwrote all the code on the form with the class and import definitions found in figure 5 on the page above. That changed to form over to a service module and I could then follow the instructions.

Hope it helps.

 

[d0s]

do you have to have professional? cause i have standard.

 

[Borvik]

No - I used Standard.

I think Professional may just add the Windows Service to the new project list, but I'm not sure - you'll need a "Professional" user to confirm that.

But the version I do have required the work around that I posted above.

 

[d0s]

ok i finally found a site that talks about it. Basically from what i read, you can create a windows service with VB.NET standard, but you do not get a template for it(i think thats kinda stupid). So anyone else havin this problem just read this

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...n/html/vbconcreatingntserviceapplications.asp

Thanks everyone for your help