Two WIN Services using 1 executable

[rgilchrist]

Hi
I am trying to run 2 WIN Services from one executable, although both services install and run perfectly when installed on their own. When I use the code

static void Main(string[] args)
{
ServiceBase sb1 = new Service1();
ServiceBase sb2 = new Service2();

sb1.ServiceName = "Service1";
sb2.ServiceName = "Service2";

System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] ServicesToRun;
ServicesToRun = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] {sb1,sb2};
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.Run(ServicesToRun);
}

Both services install, but when I start them, the second service listed in the ServicesToRun (in this case sb2) always executes the first service's OnStart method.

Can anyone help?

Cheers Rob

 

[chiph]

Service1 and Service2 are separate classes that inherit from ServiceBase? And they both have their own OnStart Event handlers?

Chip H.

 

[rgilchrist]

Hi Chiph
Thanks for the reply, but I have Service 1 + 2 as seperate classes that inherit from ServiceBase and have defined OnStart methods for each of them. But it still always starts Service 1.

I am developing this in VS Studio, do you think it is doing somehting in the background?

Cheers
Rob

 

[chiph]

And your installer knows about the two different classes?

You might want to check your registry under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
to see if they got installed correctly.

Chip H.