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Does JournalRecord hook from service require "Allow service to interact With Desktop"?

Hello!
  I have restarted working on my work-monitoring utility :-)
  I was wprking with my Journal Record service and noticed that it worked only when I check the "Allow service to interact With Desktop" checkbox. If it is not checked, I get the message "No Journal Hook availible" in my file.
  The service monitors different mouse/keyboard events and logs them in a file "C:\IdlLog.Txt".
  I am running it under Win XP and have compiled it in Delphi 7.
  Can some body tell me why this could happen and what is the solution?
  Here's the unit:
unit WorkUnit;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, SvcMgr, Dialogs,
  ExtCtrls;

Const
  TimeToSec = 86400;

type
  TService1 = class(TService)
    Timer1: TTimer;
    procedure ServiceStart(Sender: TService; var Started: Boolean);
    procedure ServiceStop(Sender: TService; var Stopped: Boolean);
    procedure ServiceExecute(Sender: TService);
    procedure Timer1Timer(Sender: TObject);

  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    function GetServiceController: TServiceController; override;
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Service1: TService1;
  MyHook, KHook: THandle;
  LastActivityTime, LastCheckTime, TheTotalIdleCount, TheCurrentIdleCount,
  TheIdleCutOff, TheCurrentWorkCount : TDateTime;
  FHookStarted : Boolean;
  MsgLog: TStringList;
  KbdLog: String;
implementation

{$R *.DFM}

Function SecondOfTheDay(CnvTime: TDateTime): Integer;
Begin
  Result := Round(CnvTime * TimeToSec);
End;

Function GetTimeDiff(CurTime, PreTime: TDateTime): TDateTime;
Begin


  If CurTime < PreTime Then
  Begin
    CurTime := 1 + CurTime;
  End;
  Result := CurTime - PreTime;

End;



Procedure UpdateIdleTime(KeyFlag:Boolean = True);
var
  TimeDiff, CurTime: TDateTime;

Begin

  CurTime := TIME;
  If KeyFlag Then
  Begin
    TimeDiff := GetTimeDiff(CurTime, LastActivityTime);
    If TimeDiff >= TheIdleCutOff Then
    Begin
      TheTotalIdleCount := TheTotalIdleCount + TimeDiff;
      TheCurrentIdleCount := TheCurrentIdleCount + (GetTimeDiff(CurTime, LastCheckTime));
    End
    Else
    Begin
      TheCurrentWorkCount := TheCurrentWorkCount + TimeDiff;
    end;

    LastCheckTime := CurTime;
    LastActivityTime := LastCheckTime;
  End
  Else
  Begin
    TimeDiff := GetTimeDiff(CurTime, LastCheckTime);
    If TimeDiff >= TheIdleCutOff Then
    Begin
      TheCurrentIdleCount := TheCurrentIdleCount + TimeDiff;
    End;
    LastCheckTime := CurTime;
  End;

End;



Function GetWorkStats: Word;

Begin

  Result := SecondOfTheDay(TheCurrentWorkCount);
  TheCurrentWorkCount := 0;

End;


procedure ServiceController(CtrlCode: DWord); stdcall;
begin
  Service1.Controller(CtrlCode);
end;

function TService1.GetServiceController: TServiceController;
begin
  Result := ServiceController;
end;

function JournalProc(Code, wParam: Integer; var EventStrut: TEventMsg): Integer; stdcall;
var
  s: string;
  KbdFlag: Boolean;
begin
  {this is the JournalRecordProc}
  Result := CallNextHookEx(MyHook, Code, wParam, Longint(@EventStrut));
  {the CallNextHookEX is not really needed for journal hook since it it not
  really in a hook chain, but it's standard for a Hook}
  if Code < 0 then Exit;

  {you should cancel operation if you get HC_SYSMODALON}
  if Code = HC_SYSMODALON then Exit;
  if Code = HC_ACTION then
  begin
    {
    The lParam parameter contains a pointer to a TEventMsg
    structure containing information on
    the message removed from the system message queue.
    }

    s := '';
    KbdFlag := False;
    if EventStrut.message = WM_LBUTTONUP then
      s := 'Left Mouse UP at X pos ' +
        IntToStr(EventStrut.paramL) + ' and Y pos ' + IntToStr(EventStrut.paramH);

    if (EventStrut.message = WM_RBUTTONUP) then
      s := 'Right Mouse Up at X pos ' +
        IntToStr(EventStrut.paramL) + ' and Y pos ' + IntToStr(EventStrut.paramH);

    if (EventStrut.message = WM_MOUSEWHEEL) then
      s := 'Mouse Wheel at X pos ' +
        IntToStr(EventStrut.paramL) + ' and Y pos ' + IntToStr(EventStrut.paramH);

    if (EventStrut.message = WM_KEYUP) then
    Begin
      KbdFlag := True;
      s := 'Keyboard';
      KbdLog := KbdLog + Format('<%d>',[EventStrut.paramL]);

      If wParam = VK_Return Then
      Begin
        KbdFlag := False;
        s := KbdLog;
        KbdLog := '';
      End;
    End;

    if s <> '' then
    Begin
      If not KbdFlag then
        MsgLog.Add(s);
      UpdateIdleTime;
    End;
  end;
end;

procedure TService1.ServiceStart(Sender: TService; var Started: Boolean);
Var
  CutOffSec, CheckSec: Integer;
begin

  CutOffSec := 5;
  CheckSec := 10;
  MsgLog := TStringList.Create;
  KbdLog :='';
  if FHookStarted then
  begin
    MsgLog.Add('Mouse is already being Journaled, can not restart');
    Exit;
  end;

  LastActivityTime := TIME;
  LastCheckTime := LastActivityTime;
  TheIdleCutOff := CutOffSec / TimeToSec;
  TheTotalIdleCount := 0;
  TheCurrentIdleCount := 0;
  TheCurrentWorkCount := 0;

  MyHook := SetWindowsHookEx(WH_JOURNALRECORD, @JournalProc, hInstance, 0);
  Timer1.Interval := CheckSec * 1000;
  Timer1.Enabled := True;
  {SetWindowsHookEx starts the Hook}
  if MyHook > 0 then
  begin
    FHookStarted := True;
  end
  else
    MsgLog.Add('No Journal Hook availible');
end;

procedure TService1.ServiceStop(Sender: TService; var Stopped: Boolean);
begin
  FHookStarted := False;
  Timer1.Enabled := False;
  Timer1Timer(Timer1);
  UpdateIdleTime;
  UnhookWindowsHookEx(MyHook);
  MyHook := 0;
  MsgLog.Add(KbdLog);
  MsgLog.SaveToFile('C:\IdlLog.Txt');
  MsgLog.Free;
end;

procedure TService1.ServiceExecute(Sender: TService);
begin
 while not Terminated do
    ServiceThread.ProcessRequests(True);
end;

procedure TService1.Timer1Timer(Sender: TObject);
Var
  TotalIdl, CurIdl, CurWrk: Word;
begin
  CurWrk := GetWorkStats;
  MsgLog.Add(Format('Work = %d',[CurWrk]));
end;

end.

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>>You want to access an application.
I thought I wanted to catch windows messages.
Does it mean that keyboard hooks also would not work if I haven't checked this thing? I haven't tried it, but want to know.
What classifies as "Desktop thing" and what does not?
...Snehanshu
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GloomyFriar,
>>your service run in a "black box"
  Is it true about JournalRecord or any hook?
  And is there some place where I can find information on what lies inside the black box and what lies outside?
:-)
Thanks,
...Snehanshu
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Lee_Nover,
>>unless it's interactive
  I didn't know you could enable that check box on install just by changing the interactive property to true at design time!
  I have also got a few links from experts at Windows Programming TA and looks like I am all set to continue my task for now.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20802669/Windows-Services-and-hooks.html
  Thank you all your help.
...Snehanshu
>>Thank you all your help.
Thank you all for your help.
:-)