Start a Windows Service

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GuestNovember 11, 2004 at 12:44 PM#

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.

GuestNovember 11, 2004 at 3:10 PM#

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

kichikNovember 11, 2004 at 5:41 PM#

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

GuestFebruary 1, 2005 at 3:48 PM#

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

kichikFebruary 1, 2005 at 4:59 PM#

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

GuestFebruary 2, 2005 at 5:06 PM#

what a hack! thanks much!!