Executes a custom command on the service.
(in System.ServiceProcess.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Sub ExecuteCommand ( _
command As Integer _
)
Dim instance As ServiceController
Dim command As Integer
instance.ExecuteCommand(command)
public void ExecuteCommand(
int command
)
public:
void ExecuteCommand(
int command
)
public function ExecuteCommand(
command : int
)
Parameters
- command
- Type: System..::.Int32
An application-defined command flag that indicates which custom command to execute.
When you call ExecuteCommand, the status of the service does not change. If the service was started, the status remains Running. If the service was stopped, the status remains Stopped, and so on. To process the custom command, the service must override the OnCustomCommand method and provide a handler for the command identified by the command parameter.
The following code example shows the use of the ServiceController..::.ExecuteCommand(Int32) method to execute custom commands in the SimpleService service example. See the ServiceBase class for the sample code for the SimpleService service.
Imports System
Imports System.ServiceProcess
Class Program
Private Enum SimpleServiceCustomCommands
StopWorker = 128
RestartWorker
CheckWorker '
End Enum 'SimpleServiceCustomCommands
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
Dim myService As New ServiceController("SimpleService")
myService.ExecuteCommand(Fix(SimpleServiceCustomCommands.StopWorker))
myService.ExecuteCommand(Fix(SimpleServiceCustomCommands.RestartWorker))
myService.ExecuteCommand(Fix(SimpleServiceCustomCommands.CheckWorker))
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Program
using System;
using System.ServiceProcess;
namespace test_exec_cmnd
{
class Program
{
private enum SimpleServiceCustomCommands { StopWorker = 128, RestartWorker, CheckWorker };
static void Main(string[] args)
{
ServiceController myService = new ServiceController("SimpleService");
myService.ExecuteCommand((int)SimpleServiceCustomCommands.StopWorker);
myService.ExecuteCommand((int)SimpleServiceCustomCommands.RestartWorker);
myService.ExecuteCommand((int)SimpleServiceCustomCommands.CheckWorker);
}
}
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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