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Creating a VFP9 Service App
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18/10/2018 08:19:35
Cetin Basoz
Engineerica Inc.
Izmir, Turkey
 
 
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18/10/2018 04:26:48
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01662654
Message ID:
01662656
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>Hi All
>
>I need to create a VFP9 application that runs as a service. I have the app built already. What is the current recommended way to set it up as a service in Windows 2010, 2012, or 2016 servers?
>
>TIA

(Just my 0.02 cents)
Probably such an app would use timer to fire at intervals.
In the past I have done that (don't remember how), but then was sorry on the long run. My service app had a timer in it, and for no apparent reason it was deciding to stop after a while, with no recognizable pattern. One had to manually start the service again.
Then I created a C# based service instead as a wrapper that calls my app, it worked flawlessly provided set under correct identity. Later in the years, I converted that to be added to and run via windows scheduler. That one performed best (and much easier to debug in case something doesn't work).

VFP service app: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/calvin_hsia/2004/12/13/creating-a-vfp-application-as-a-service/

And this one, ( surprised to see that it is using my FoxyClasses as a sample - although from outdated link :) https://www.coretechnologies.com/products/AlwaysUp/Apps/RunVisualFoxProAsAWindowsService.html
Çetin Basöz

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