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From: Brian on 13 Dec 2009 15:11
Hi, I have written a service, but now I'd like to write an interface to that
service... what are some keywords to look for or where can i find some
documentation on this?


From: Phill W. on 14 Dec 2009 07:15
Brian wrote:

> Hi, I have written a service, but now I'd like to write an interface to that
> service...

What sort of "interface"?

(1) An API that another program can call?

Look into Remoting.

(2) A GUI that you can use to configure the Service?

Write a separate WinForms application and store the configuration data
in a common location. Services are gradually losing their ability to
have any kind of visual presence so displaying a Form from the service
process is probably a Bad Idea.

HTH,
Phill W.
From: Brian on 15 Dec 2009 01:28
that was it, writing an interface(winform) to control or set the settings
for the service...

"Phill W." <p-.-a-.-w-a-r-d-@-o-p-e-n-.-a-c-.-u-k> wrote in message
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> Brian wrote:
>
>> Hi, I have written a service, but now I'd like to write an interface to
>> that service...
>
> What sort of "interface"?
>
> (1) An API that another program can call?
>
> Look into Remoting.
>
> (2) A GUI that you can use to configure the Service?
>
> Write a separate WinForms application and store the configuration data in
> a common location. Services are gradually losing their ability to have
> any kind of visual presence so displaying a Form from the service process
> is probably a Bad Idea.
>
> HTH,
> Phill W.


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