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Starting/debugging a Windows Service inside Visual Studio 2008?

I am about to write my first Windows Service. But heard you cannot start or debug a Windows Service inside Visual Studio 2008?

Is that true?

If so, how am I supposed to make it work? Do I need to resort to using the log file?

Any other ideas?

Thanks,
newbieweb

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curiouswebster

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Maybe that explains why my architect, who said Windows Services can not be debugged, made a console application to demostrate communications with Remoting.

How do I check if the console aplicationcan be converted to a Windows Service? That's a very interesting trasformation...

Thanks,
newbieweb

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curiouswebster

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I'm again talked to my architect who says to develop this as a console app, for debug purposes, then as the final act convert to a Windows Service. So just like you said.

Could you give me more specifics on how to make that conversion?

Thanks a lot,
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Thanks.