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Hello,

How can I check if a service is running on the computer and if not start it? I also need to do the same to stop it if it is running.

Im trying to add this to the Pre-build event command line in Visual Studio win service project.

Thx

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From the other way to stop if then :

NET START | find /i "DNS Client" && NET STOP "DNS Client"

will stop the stated service if it is started. Again you could just do

NET STOP "Your service" 2>NUL

grogo212

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jhon, this works for me:
sc query "SnapWinService" | find /i "stopped"
if %errorlevel%==0 net start "SnapWinService"

however this does not:
sc query "SnapCasaWinService" | find /i "started"
if %errorlevel%==0 net stop "SnapCasaWinService"

what would I need to stop it if it is running.

dragon,
This works in cmd:
NET START | find /i "SnapWinService" && NET STOP "SnapWinService"

but when I put it into Visual Studio and do a build it returns error:
The command "NET START | find /i "SnapWinService" && NET STOP "SnapWinService"" exited with code 1.

This one works in VS:
NET STOP "SnapWinService" 2>NUL

But only if it is already running. If it is not running I get this error when I build:
The command "NET STOP "SnapWinService" 2>NUL" exited with code 2.

Again, I need this to work from the Build Events settings of a Windows Service Project in Visual Studio.

Thanks!

Steve Knight

Presumably this is because your project is looking at the return code. Try adding & EXIT 0 on the end and wrapping the rest in (), i.e.

(NET START | find /i "SnapWinService" && NET STOP "SnapWinService") & EXIT 0

etc. to reset the error level back to be returned as 0 (no error).

Steve

johnb6767

"however this does not:
sc query "SnapCasaWinService" | find /i "started"
if %errorlevel%==0 net stop "SnapCasaWinService"

Had to change the search criteria....
sc query "SnapCasaWinService" | find /i "running"
if %errorlevel%==0 net stop "SnapCasaWinService

Steve Knight

surely that will still set the errorlevel for exit from the fond command... though fixed in the same way with exit 0 ATT the end

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johnb6767

If it finds the string "running, then yes it is a 0 errorlevel, which would call the 'net stop'..... Both methods posted are this way.....