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Write your application in vb, using the DIR and KILL functions (or whatever you want to find the files and clear them). Then compile it and using the SC.EXE tool from the NT Reskit, register it as a service. That is all there is to it.
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Write your application in vb, using the DIR and KILL functions (or whatever you want to find the files and clear them). Then compile it and using the SC.EXE tool from the NT Reskit, register it as a service. That is all there is to it.

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Where can I get the NT ResKit?
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You can use srvany.exe, which comes with NT Reskit, the Resource Kit also comes with documentation on how to register an application as a service using Srvany. &nbsp;If you have access to an NT Server, the Resource Kit is usually on the system drive. 
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You can use srvany.exe, which comes with NT Reskit, the Resource Kit also comes with documentation on how to register an application as a service using Srvany.  If you have access to an NT Server, the Resource Kit is usually on the system drive.

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Best off with emoreaus first suggestion... I've used it and it comes in damned handy when makin services... also adds to the system log and reads and writes &nbsp;to the registry for u.
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Best off with emoreaus first suggestion... I've used it and it comes in damned handy when makin services... also adds to the system log and reads and writes  to the registry for u.

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See these URLs:<br />
<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/msdn_ntsrvocx.htm" rel="ugc">http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/msdn_ntsrvocx.htm</a><br />
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<a href="http://vbwire.com/advanced/howto/service.asp" rel="ugc">http://vbwire.com/advanced/howto/service.asp</a>&nbsp;
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See these URLs:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/msdn_ntsrvocx.htm [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/msdn_ntsrvocx.htm]

http://vbwire.com/advanced/howto/service.asp [http://vbwire.com/advanced/howto/service.asp] 

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Hey,<br />
I need to write a program that will clean files out of a directory every hour. &nbsp;I am looking for an example of how to do this.
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Hey,
I need to write a program that will clean files out of a directory every hour.  I am looking for an example of how to do this.

VB as a Service

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.