>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:
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>- 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
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>There are some out of date resources such as
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>http://blogs.msdn.com/b/calvin_hsia/archive/2004/12/13/282351.aspx
>http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=6355
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>but 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.
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>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?


Al,

I have used Active+ Service Mill from http://www.activeplus.com/Products/ServiceMill on lots of different equipment and Windows versions inclduing servers. I think it is a very good, stable product. No code changes required. Handles everything from stop, start, re-start, etc.