>I have one exe that needs to be running 24/7 on a computer, so I usually add it to the Startup folder on the computer. I don't have the resources right now to convert it into a Windows Service.
>I think there are some 3rd party software that will run exe files as a service.
>Does anyone have any experience with this?
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>A consultant I talked to recomended XYNtServiceProject but I have not had time to look into it yet.
The thread mentioned by Nadya gives some interesting pointers.
I tried with the product from Microsoft, but couldn't make it work. I suspect I overlooked some minor detail.
The free download from
http://www.pirmasoft.com/runassvc.php, on the other hand, is very easy to use, so logically there is less chance of screwing things up.
The only other thing you have to do is to invoke
SYS(2340,1)
in your Visual FoxPro program.
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