How to access "start parameters" on a Windows Service?

microsoft.public.dotnet.framework

15 Jan 2007 11:26 PM

Jen

I have a Windows Service written in C# 2.0. I need to pass a parameter
using the Startup parameters feature of the service properties. I figured
it would pass it to the executable as a command-line parameter but it
doesn't seem to work like that. How does my C# code access the service
start parameters?

15 Jan 2007 11:35 PM

Ashot Geodakov

If you derive your service from System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase, then one
of the methods you override is

protected override void OnStart( string[] args )

The string[] args are your startup parameters.

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"Jen" <n***@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>I have a Windows Service written in C# 2.0. I need to pass a parameter
>using the Startup parameters feature of the service properties. I figured
>it would pass it to the executable as a command-line parameter but it
>doesn't seem to work like that. How does my C# code access the service
>start parameters?
>