There is nary any documentation on doing this in VFP.

I setup a simple little program to test how to create a service in VFP7 using SYS(2340, 1). I created it as an EXE. I installed the Windows 2000 Resource kit and ran the Service Installation Wizard. That went well and it added the 'VFP Service Test' to the services control panel.

The problem I am having is when I start the process in either 'Interact with Desktop' mode or no interation the Service Manager is coming back with:

"Error 1503: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion"

The program is actually running in the backgroud the whole time the starting service progress bar is running.

What do I need to do in the program to tell the Service Manager the process has started?

Thanks,
John Gundrum
Sintaks, Canon Business Systems