Create and Register a Windows Service through Custom Code

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This article discusses how to create and register a Windows service through Custom Code.

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This article discusses how to create and register a Windows service through Custom Code.

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Here is a sample Custom Code snippet:

public void install(InstallerProxy ip) throws InstallException 
{	
	try 
	{ 
		String myUserInstallDir = ip.substitute("$USER_INSTALL_DIR$"); 

		Win32Service win32Service = (Win32Service) ip.getService(Win32Service.class); 
		NTServiceConfig config = new NTServiceConfig(); 
		config.setDisplayName("TrainingService"); 
		config.setStartType(NTServiceConfig.SERVICE_AUTO_START); 
		config.setErrorControl(NTServiceConfig.SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL); 
		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"USER_INSTALL_DIR="+myUserInstallDir+"\\TrainingService.exe"); 
		config.setCommand(myUserInstallDir+"\\TestService.exe"); 
		win32Service.createNTService("TestService", config); 
	} 
	catch (ServiceException ex) 
	{ 
		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, ex); 
	} 
}

Note: This is only sample Custom Code, which is strictly for example purposes. The Custom Code should be customized and thoroughly tested before deployment into production.

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For more information about Custom Code, click here.

For documentation for the InstallAnywhere Custom Code API, click here.

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