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IServices

Declaration

IServices : IDispatch

Overview

This interface is meant to add new service operation or delete/edit the existing ones.

Properties

Array ServiceOperations - Gets the collection of project service operations.

Methods

NewServiceInstallOperation(IFile aServiceSourceFile) returns IServiceInstallOperation
Creates a new service install operation. Automatically adds a service control operation for the new service.

NewServiceControlOperation(String aServiceName) returns IServiceControlOperation
Creates a new service control operation.

NewServiceConfigureOperation(String aServiceName) returns IServiceConfigureOperation
Creates new service configure operation.

NewServiceFailureOperation(String aServiceName) returns IServiceFailureOperation
Creates new service configure operation.

DeleteServiceOperation(IBaseServiceOperation aOperation)
Deletes a service operation.

Example

$advinst = new-object -com AdvancedInstaller
$prj = $advinst.LoadProject(“D:\services.aip”)

Add new service install operation

$serviceInstall = $prj.Services.ServiceOperations | where {$.Name -eq “MyService” -and $.OperationType -eq “Service Install”}[0]

if($serviceInstall -eq $null)

$serviceExe = $prj.FilesComponent.Files | where {$_.Name -eq “MyService.exe”}[0]
if($serviceExe -eq $null)

  $serviceExe = $prj.FilesComponent.AddFileS("appdir", "D:\my_app_folder\MyService.exe")

$serviceInstall = $prj.Services.NewServiceInstallOperation($serviceExe)
$serviceInstall.Name = “MyService”

$serviceInstall.AllowDesktopInteraction = $true
$serviceInstall.Arguments = “/Run”
$serviceInstall.StartType = “OnDemand”

$serviceConfig = $prj.Services.ServiceOperations | where {$.Name -eq “MySecondService” -and $.OperationType -eq “Service Configuration”}[0]
if($serviceConfig -eq $null)

$serviceConfig = $prj.Services.NewServiceConfigureOperation(“MySecondService”)

$serviceConfig.ConfigureOnInstall = $true
$serviceConfig.ConfigureOnReinstall = $true
$serviceConfig.ConfigureOnUninstall = $false
$serviceConfig.SettingToChange = “TimeToRunFailureActions”

$serviceFail = $prj.Services.ServiceOperations | where {$.Name -eq “MySecondService” -and $.OperationType -eq “Service Failure”}[0]
if($serviceFail -eq $null)

$serviceFail = $prj.Services.NewServiceFailureOperation(“MySecondService”)

$serviceFail.ConfigureOnInstall = $true
$serviceFail.ConfigureOnReinstall = $true
$serviceFail.ConfigureOnUninstall = $false
$serviceFail.DaysBeforeResetFailureCount = 1
$serviceFail.RebootMessage = “”

$failureAction = $serviceFail.FailureActions | where {$_.Action -eq “RunProgram”}[0]
if($failureAction -eq $null)

$failureAction = $serviceFail.NewFailureAction(“RunProgram”, 1)

$serviceFail.RunProgram = “MySecondService.exe”
$serviceFail.RunProgramArguments = ‘/log “MySecondService has stopped.”‘

$prj.Save()

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Topics

IBaseServiceOperation
Interface for editing basic service operation properties.
IServiceControlOperation
Interface for editing service control operation properties.
IServiceFailureOperation
Interface for editing service failure operation properties.
IServiceInstallOperation
Interface for editing service installation operation properties.
IServiceConfigureOperation
Interface for editing service configure operation properties.

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