ServiceInstaller.h

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* Module Name:  ServiceInstaller.h
* Project:      CppWindowsService
* Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
* 
* The file declares functions that install and uninstall the service.
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#pragma once


//
//   FUNCTION: InstallService
//
//   PURPOSE: Install the current application as a service to the local 
//   service control manager database.
//
//   PARAMETERS:
//   * pszServiceName - the name of the service to be installed
//   * pszDisplayName - the display name of the service
//   * dwStartType - the service start option. This parameter can be one of 
//     the following values: SERVICE_AUTO_START, SERVICE_BOOT_START, 
//     SERVICE_DEMAND_START, SERVICE_DISABLED, SERVICE_SYSTEM_START.
//   * pszDependencies - a pointer to a double null-terminated array of null-
//     separated names of services or load ordering groups that the system 
//     must start before this service.
//   * pszAccount - the name of the account under which the service runs.
//   * pszPassword - the password to the account name.
//
//   NOTE: If the function fails to install the service, it prints the error 
//   in the standard output stream for users to diagnose the problem.
//
void InstallService(PWSTR pszServiceName, 
                    PWSTR pszDisplayName, 
                    DWORD dwStartType,
                    PWSTR pszDependencies, 
                    PWSTR pszAccount, 
                    PWSTR pszPassword);


//
//   FUNCTION: UninstallService
//
//   PURPOSE: Stop and remove the service from the local service control 
//   manager database.
//
//   PARAMETERS: 
//   * pszServiceName - the name of the service to be removed.
//
//   NOTE: If the function fails to uninstall the service, it prints the 
//   error in the standard output stream for users to diagnose the problem.
//
void UninstallService(PWSTR pszServiceName);