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what actually do you mean under windows-services

1. QtService is available for licencees (how do you write this word anyway?)
2. No, a service is something that serves something to someone
There is no direct support for windows services in Qt. You have to find how to implement such a service in C++ (it probably needs some registration of ports in the system, etc.) and then you can program its guts in Qt after wrapping it into the launching code.

Hmm .. Which functions your service should povide ? Maybe, it will be easier to use WIN32 API ?

If you have access to Qt 3.3.4 then you probably have access to Qt Solutions and QtService - unless you have Qt Professionnal or an evaluation version.

A "service" in windows IS in fact what Duffy described.
In linux it's a "daemon".

Enterprise Service Component (ESC) is another derivative which does bigger and bette stuff again.

Now, a Service in windows is a dll, and can be loaded directly into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) then accessed from here at runtime and instantiated in a client application, or started at boot time.


Just thought an FYI may have been in order

this is what a windows service is... it is not related to .net (but you could create a .net service :-) )...

Introduction to Windows Service Applications

Microsoft Windows services, formerly known as NT services, enable you to create long-running executable applications that run in their own Windows sessions. These services can be automatically started when the computer boots, can be paused and restarted, and do not show any user interface. These features make services ideal for use on a server or whenever you need long-running functionality that does not interfere with other users who are working on the same computer. You can also run services in the security context of a specific user account that is different from the logged-on user or the default computer account. For more information about services and Windows sessions, see the About Services section in the Platform SDK documentation in the MSDN Library.


Reference:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d56de412(VS.80).aspx

also i would like to know if anyone here has a skeleton on a "NT service"?


thank you.

Yeah, a windows service created with .NET gets loaded into the GAC, but a stock standard NT service is a COM registered dll. I missed that in my previous post.

If you want to do it but don't have access to QtSolutions, then you'll have to do the whole thing manually. If you do and want to make your technique open and available to all, I'm sure many people would be grateful.

Hi all,

I've just registered on this forum to find an answer to this same question.

Thanks to the link in one of the previous replies, here's the answer:

http://trolltech.com/products/qt/addon/s…ities/qtservice

Quote from the page:
"The QtService component is useful for developing Windows services and Unix daemons."

It looks like it's available for commercial customers only.

Or, can it be purchased separately? I'm not that familiar with Qt licensing scheme...

Thanks.

Or, and BTW, there's a misunderstanding of what a windows service is for Windows.

I am a .NET developer (a Microsoft Certified Professional), so I dare think I know what I'm talking about... ;-)

On Windows, if you are using .NET, you can create a windows service in Visual Studio by creating a new project from a "Windows Service" template.
After all the coding is done (whatever you want your service to do...), the result of the project build is an executable (.exe).
It does not start/run as a "normal" app (by double-clicking on it). It has to be installed on the target machine using "installutil -i myservice.exe" command (or, an installer), and then you can run, pause, shutdown it by using admin utilities.
Most of the time, the services are configured so that they start automatically when the OS starts.
This is a VERY simplistic explanation, but... HTH.