asked on

.Net Service in XP and Windows 7

Hello,

I have a create a vb.net service that for some reason work on Windows 7 but not in windows xp, I have verify that the xp machine have the same framework that the Windows 7 machine.

The Service call an external api, and the problem is in that api call.

What are the thin that I should verify that my xp machine should have, it Already have the same Framework and the dll of the external api.

Thanks for your help

Nasir Razzaq

Windows Service? Web Service? WCF Service?

>The Service call an external api, and the problem is in that api call.
And the problem is ...

cano63

ASKER

Window service that call an external api, as a service it run perfect in windows 7, but in xp faild. In a desktop app it call the api pwrfext in xp and 7, the problem is as. Service in xp thats why i think i,m missing something that have the 7 and not the xp machine

Miguel Oz

Can you provide the dll and the method declaration call?

cano63

ASKER

I have a sub that is called from a systemwatcher event, it call it fine because i put some log it explote when it is opening the api, like I said this is a service that work on windows 7 but not xp

Public Sub DMCall(ByVal File As String)
 Dim dmApi As DMClientAPIClass = Nothing
 Dim dmClient As DMClient = Nothing
 Dim dmResults As DMSearchResults = Nothing 
 Dim dmResultItems As DMSearchResultItems = Nothing
 Dim dmResultItem As DMSearchResultItem = Nothing
 Dim dmItemDesc As DMItemDescriptor = Nothing
 Dim dmSelectedItemDescs As DMItemDescriptors = Nothing

Try
      dmApi = New DMClientAPIClass
      dmClient = dmApi.GetClient(dmGetClientOptions.dmGetClientOptionNone)
dmClient.Add(File)

Catch ex As Exception
            
End Try
         End Sub

Open in new window

cano63

ASKER

Today I install the service in a windows seven machine and it did not work, so i think that the problem is something that Im missing in the pc that IM installing, like i said before it work as a deasktop app and in some windows machinw

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

Miguel Oz

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

cano63

ASKER

Hello,

Your not going to believe this, I verify and in the machine that is not working it have all the DLL of the external api, also it have more Dll files, Also i was able to debug the service in the machine that don't work and when i debug it work but when it run alone it don't works

Strange !