bgosalci
11th November 2004 14:44 UTC

Start a Windows Service
Can I start a service after the application is successfully installed, if yes can you please give any examples.

Some more details:

I'm installing MSDE 2000A (Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Edition), and after the installation is finished I need to start the service before I can execute sql statements in OSQL utility. So my question is how can I start the MSSQL$INSTANCENAME service.

Thanks in advance.

bgosalci
11th November 2004 17:10 UTC

Ok, i have decided to use the commandline command "net start MSSQL$INSTANCENAME".

kichik
11th November 2004 19:41 UTC

How do I start/stop/create/remove/check a service?

nibensingh
1st February 2005 17:48 UTC

ExecWait '"net start MSSQL$$INSTANCENAME"' is not working for me.

Its executing
"net start MSSQL$INSTANCENAME"

instead of
"net start MSSQL$FOO"

If "FOO" is the value for $INSTANCENAME

Niben

kichik
1st February 2005 18:59 UTC

StrCpy $0 $$
ExecWait '"net start MSSQL$0$INSTANCENAME"'

nibensingh
2nd February 2005 19:06 UTC

what a hack! thanks much!!