Windows Service and System File Watcher

Asked Sep 04 '18 at 12:56

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I have to use a system file Watcher into a Windows service. I write a wrap class and I put it into the service class as shown below :

public partial class CaptureRecordingsService : ServiceBase
{

    FileSystemWatcherWrapper myFSWrapper;

    public CaptureRecordingsService()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
    {
        System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch();
        myFSWrapper = new FileSystemWatcherWrapper();
    }

    protected override void OnStop()
    {
    }        
 }
}

The class works done in Windows form but in the service the methods are not called.

Can someone help me?

edited Sep 04 '18 at 14:27

Fabulous

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asked Sep 04 '18 at 12:56

Simone Spagna

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what did you expect to happen? has the service been installed and does it show up in the windows services snap-in? or are you using the project templates' scaffolding that simulates a service start in the debugger? – Cee McSharpface Sep 04 '18 at 13:00
@Fildor could be https://github.com/mbenford/FileSystemWatcherWrapper. or not ;-) I would suggest adding a [mcve] – Cleptus Sep 04 '18 at 13:01
or [this problem launching the debugger](https://stackoverflow.com/q/12655965/1132334). is the service running as a different user than the interactive session? – Cee McSharpface Sep 04 '18 at 13:02
@bradbury9 Meh, yeah. Missed the tag ... – Fildor Sep 04 '18 at 13:03
Or not setting the path to monitor in the FileSystemWatcher – Cleptus Sep 04 '18 at 13:03
I solved the problem inoking the filesystemwrapper in a new thread. – Simone Spagna Sep 05 '18 at 16:28

Windows Service and System File Watcher

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