I haven't yet needed to run a VFP EXE as a service but I may need to do so in a Server 2012 R2 environment. Can anyone point me to resources that show:
- What needs to be done
- Things to be aware of/gotchas
- How to install/uninstall
- How to manage, if not with the Windows Service NET START/NET STOP commands
There are some out of date resources such as
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/calvin_hsia/archive/2004/12/13/282351.aspxhttp://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=6355but they both rely on SrvAny.EXE which was present up to and including Server 2003, but is no longer present in Server 2008 and later.
There is a product called AlwaysUp (
http://www.coretechnologies.com/products/AlwaysUp/Apps/RunVisualFoxProAsAWindowsService.html ) which claims to be able to run VFP EXEs as services. Is this a good option?
Regards. Al
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