Note: this advanced option screen is reachable by selecting the "Executable" step and choosing "Service options" from the [Advanced options] popup menu or by clicking directly on the index.
In this step of the exe4j wizard, you define further options for Windows service executables. All options on this screen will only be enabled if the selected executable type in the executable step is "Service".
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Windows services are installed by passing /install to the
generated service executable. The default start mode of the service can be determined
in this step:
To start or stop the service, the /start and /stop options are available. In addition, a /status argument shows if the service is already running. The exit code of the status command is 0 when the service is running, 3 when it is not running and 1 when the state cannot be determined (for example when it is not installed). As a second parameter after the /install parameter, you can optionally pass a service name. In that way you can
In some situations, you might want to install the service as a non-interactive service meaning that the service will not have any possibility to access the GUI subsystem. In order to do that, add non-interactive after the /install parameter. A custom service name can still be specified after the non-interactive parameter. |
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For debugging purposes, you may want to run the executable on the command line without starting it as a service. This can be done with the /run parameter. In that case, all output will be printed on the console. If you want to keep the redirection settings, use the /run-redirect parameter instead. |
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If your service depends on another service, say a database, you can enter the service name of the other service in the dependencies text field. You do not have to enter core OS services such as filesystem or network, these services will always be initialized before your service is launched. If you have dependencies on multiple services, you can enter a list of these service names separated by commas. |