Step 1: - Open Visual Studio 2015 => Goto File Menu =>
New => Project...
Step 2: - In the Installed Templates list, select Visual C# => Expand Windows => Select Classic Desktop => Select Windows Service from middle pane=>
Type WindowsService in the Name box
and click OK
Step 3: - Open Service1.cs => Right Click Empty area
=>Click View Code or Click link “click here to switch to code view”
Complete
Code
using System;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Timers;
namespace WindowsService
{
public partial class Service1 : ServiceBase
{
Timer timer = null;
public Service1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
protected override void
OnStart(string[]
args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Timer Started " + DateTime.Now.ToString());
timer = new Timer();
timer.Interval = 1000;
timer.Elapsed += Timer_Elapsed;
timer.Enabled = true;
}
private void Timer_Elapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Timer_Elapsed is called
" + DateTime.Now.ToString());
}
protected override void
OnStop()
{
timer.Enabled = false;
Console.WriteLine("Timer Stopped " + DateTime.Now.ToString());
}
}
}
Step 4: - Open Service1.cs => Right Click Empty area => Click
Add Installer
Step 5: - Right Click ServiceInstaller1
=> Click Properties
If you wish, change the ServiceName. In this project
I am not changing the ServiceName.
Step 6: - Right Click serviceProcessInstaller1=>
Click Properties => Change Account User
to LocalService
Step 7: - Right Click WindowsService
Project=> Click Build
Window
Service created successfully. Let’s create installer for service.
Step 1: - Right Click on Solution
‘WindowsService’ (1 project) => Add => New Project… => Select Other Project Types from left pane=>
Select Visual Studio Installer =>
Select Setup Project from middle
pane=> Type WindowsService in the
Name box and click OK
Note: -
If Visual
Studio Installer template missing in your visual studio 2015. Click link to
download Visual Studio Installer.
Step 2: - Right Click WindowsServiceSetup
=> Add => Click Project Output… => Select Primary output =>
Click OK
Step 2: - Right Click WindowsServiceSetup
=> View => Click Custom Actions
Step 3: - Right Click Custom Actions => Click Add Custom
Action… => Open Application Folder => Select Primary output from WindowsService (Active) => Click OK
Step 4: - Right Click WindowsServiceSetup => Click Build
Setup is ready
to install.
Step 1: - Open Setup folder i.e. reside in WindowsServiceSetup
project Debug folder => Click setup.exe to install it.
Step 2: - Open Services windows type services.msc in search box and press Enter
Step 3: - Select Service1 from list => Click Start
Add Done
To Run Scheduler
on specified time do following changes in your code.
using System;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Timers;
namespace WindowsService
{
public partial class Service1 : ServiceBase
{
Timer timer = null;
DateTime scheduledTime = DateTime.MinValue;
public Service1()
{
InitializeComponent();
// Set Scheduler
to run every day at 07:00 am
scheduledTime = DateTime.Parse("07:00");
}
protected override void
OnStart(string[]
args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Timer Started " + DateTime.Now.ToString());
timer = new Timer();
timer.Interval = 1000;
timer.Elapsed += Timer_Elapsed;
timer.Enabled = true;
}
private void
Timer_Elapsed(object
sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
if (DateTime.Now > scheduledTime)
{
Console.WriteLine("Timer_Elapsed is called
" + DateTime.Now.ToString());
// Set Scheduler to run next day at
07:00 am
scheduledTime =
scheduledTime.AddDays(1);
}
}
protected override void
OnStop()
{
timer.Enabled = false;
Console.WriteLine("Timer Stopped " + DateTime.Now.ToString());
}
}
}
