Another windows service question 1

[dinger2121]

Is it possible to add properties to configure a windows service once it is installed.
I have a windows service with a timer control that retrieves data on a set interval. I would like to be able to change the interval without recompiling the service.
Can this be done?

Thanks for any thoughts.

 

[jmeckley]

use an app.config file. with an appsettings key. parse the key from config file when the service starts.

i think you can also pass startup parameters to the Program.Main(string[]) and parse them that way. I haven't done this. I just use an app.config.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

 

[dinger2121]

Thank you...I will look into that.

 

[dinger2121]

will I have to manually parse the app.config file?

 

[jmeckley]

int interval = int.Parse(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["MyKey"]);

no matter when you will need to parse the interval if you want to change the value at runtime. Whether you use a resource file, app config, xml, statup.ini or some other text file.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

 

[dinger2121]

I was able to get it working...I used
ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["TimerInterval"]


Thanks for your help.