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HTH

>I don't know if this is considered API, but it seemed like the best place...
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>Got this code from somewhere and I'm wondering why it never finds a Service. I've changed this line to a number of different running programs, but it never see that they are running:
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>lcServiceName = "NetWaiting"
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>I'm sure it's just my lack of understanding in how it supposed to work. Thanks!
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>CLOSE ALL
>CLEAR ALL
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>* Service Control Manager object specific access types
>#define SC_MANAGER_CONNECT             0x0001
>#define SC_MANAGER_CREATE_SERVICE      0x0002
>#define SC_MANAGER_ENUMERATE_SERVICE   0x0004
>#define SC_MANAGER_LOCK                0x0008
>#define SC_MANAGER_QUERY_LOCK_STATUS   0x0010
>#define SC_MANAGER_MODIFY_BOOT_CONFIG  0x0020
>
>* Service object specific access type
>#define SERVICE_QUERY_CONFIG           0x0001
>#define SERVICE_CHANGE_CONFIG          0x0002
>#define SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS           0x0004
>#define SERVICE_ENUMERATE_DEPENDENTS   0x0008
>#define SERVICE_START                  0x0010
>#define SERVICE_STOP                   0x0020
>#define SERVICE_PAUSE_CONTINUE         0x0040
>#define SERVICE_INTERROGATE            0x0080
>#define SERVICE_USER_DEFINED_CONTROL   0x0100
>
>* Service State -- for CurrentState
>#define SERVICE_STOPPED                0x00000001
>#define SERVICE_START_PENDING          0x00000002
>#define SERVICE_STOP_PENDING           0x00000003
>#define SERVICE_RUNNING                0x00000004
>#define SERVICE_CONTINUE_PENDING       0x00000005
>#define SERVICE_PAUSE_PENDING          0x00000006
>#define SERVICE_PAUSED                 0x00000007
>
>DECLARE Long OpenSCManager IN Advapi32 ;
>	  STRING lpMachineName, STRING lpDatabaseName, Long dwDesiredAccess
>DECLARE Long OpenService IN Advapi32 ;
>	  Long hSCManager, String lpServiceName, Long dwDesiredAccess
>DECLARE Long QueryServiceStatus IN Advapi32 ;
>	  Long hService, String @ lpServiceStatus
>DECLARE Long CloseServiceHandle  IN Advapi32 ;
>	  Long hSCObject
>
>lhSCManager = OpenSCManager(0, 0, SC_MANAGER_CONNECT + SC_MANAGER_ENUMERATE_SERVICE)
>IF lhSCManager = 0
>	* Error
>ENDIF
>lcServiceName = "NetWaiting"
>lhSChandle = OpenService(lhSCManager, lcServiceName, SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS)
>IF lhSCManager = 0
>	* Error
>ENDIF
>lcQueryBuffer = REPLICATE(CHR(0), 4*7 )
>lnRetVal = QueryServiceStatus(lhSChandle, @lcQueryBuffer )
>IF lnRetVal = 0
>	* Error
>ENDIF
>* Close Handles
>CloseServiceHandle(lhSChandle)
>CloseServiceHandle(lhSCManager)
>lnServiceStatus = ASC(SUBSTR(lcQueryBuffer,5,1))
>IF lnServiceStatus <> SERVICE_RUNNING
>	* Service isn't running
>	? "Service isn't running"
>ENDIF	
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