Which type of application for administrating Windows Service?

[Julia]

Hi,

I am creating a windows service which host a remote object that can be
connected by other application
(desktop applications and asp.net)

and I wonder which type of UI window application is best for administrating
the service
(running on windows 2000 and windows 2003)

should I create a control panel application
,simple windows application
or is there any specific application type for administrating widows service


Thanks in advance

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Julia,

I think that in this case, the best solution is to create a Microsoft
Management Console plug in. Jim Murphy has done some of the interop
required to make it easier. Check out his MMC Snapin Framework, located at
(watch for line wrap):

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Julia,

Sorry about that, the project is on source forge, and can be found at
(watch for line wrap):

http://sourceforge.net/projects/mmclibrary/

Hope this helps.

 

[William Stacey [MVP]]

Just one opinion, but I would create wse web service apis on the server.
Then create console, web, or gui clients that call those web service
methods. How you actually create the gui as far as windows, buttons, etc is
probably more directed by your requirements and needs.

 

[Julia]

Thanks,
What about events?

Just one opinion, but I would create wse web service apis on the server.
Then create console, web, or gui clients that call those web service
methods. How you actually create the gui as far as windows, buttons, etc is
probably more directed by your requirements and needs.

 

[William Stacey [MVP]]

To be honest have not played yet with events in WSE, however I think you do
them. You can also subscribe to a callback IIRC so the service calls your
clients web service kinda like a delegate. Others please correct or revise.

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William Stacey, MVP

Thanks,
What about events?

Just one opinion, but I would create wse web service apis on the server.
Then create console, web, or gui clients that call those web service
methods. How you actually create the gui as far as windows, buttons,

etc