ServiceManager
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Jump to navigationJump to searchFor Windows, the fcl-extra package contains a unit called ServiceManager.
Example that checks whether the SamSs (Security Accounts Manager; should always be running) service is running is below. (Command line equivalent sc query samss) Note: I could only get this running using an elevated command prompt on Vista, which shouldn't be necessary.
--BigChimp 10:27, 10 June 2011 (CEST)
program ServiceTest; // Check if a certain process is running. {$mode objfpc}{$H+} uses Classes, SysUtils, ServiceManager, JwaWinSvc {for services declarations}; function IsServiceRunning(ServiceName: string): boolean; {description Checks if a Windows service is running} var Services: TServiceManager; ServiceStatus: TServiceStatus; begin //Check for existing services //equivalent to sc query <servicename> Services := TServiceManager.Create(nil); try try Services.Connect; Services.Acces := SC_MANAGER_CONNECT; //Note typo in property. //We don't need more access permissions than this; by default //the servicemanager is trying to get all access Services.GetServiceStatus(ServiceName, ServiceStatus); if ServiceStatus.dwCurrentState = SERVICE_RUNNING then begin Result := True; end else begin Result := False; end; Services.Disconnect; except on E: EServiceManager do begin // A missing service might throw a missing handle exception? No? {LogOutput('Error getting service information for ' + ServiceName + '. Technical details: ' + E.ClassName + '/' + E.Message);} Result := False; raise; //rethrow original exception end; on E: Exception do begin {LogOutput('Error getting service information for ' + ServiceName + '. Technical details: ' + E.ClassName + '/' + E.Message); } Result := False; raise; //rethrow original exception end; end; finally Services.Free; end; end; const ServiceToTest = 'SamSs'; //Security Accounts Manager, should be running, at least on Vista begin WriteLn('Starting test for ' + ServiceToTest + ' service.'); if IsServiceRunning(ServiceToTest) then begin WriteLn('The ' + ServiceToTest + ' service is running'); end else begin WriteLn('The ' + ServiceToTest + ' service is not running'); end; end.