Working with Windows Services in C Sharp
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Taken from : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/178147/how-can-i-verify-if-a-windows-service-is-running
using System.ServiceProcess;
ServiceController sc = new ServiceController(SERVICENAME);
switch (sc.Status) {
- case ServiceControllerStatus.Running:
- return "Running";
- case ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped:
- return "Stopped";
- case ServiceControllerStatus.Paused:
- return "Paused";
- case ServiceControllerStatus.StopPending:
- return "Stopping";
- case ServiceControllerStatus.StartPending:
- return "Starting";
- default:
- return "Status Changing";
}
