Closing Windows Services.

[ame1011]

Maybe it's the lack of sleep, maybe it's cause i'm dumb. Either way, I've looked everywhere and cannot seem to find the functions that close windows services. I've seen the process functions but what i'm looking for is services. Do any such functions exist? If so where can I find them?

EDIT:

I've found the following...

Func ServiceExists($szService)
    RegRead("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\" & $szService,"DisplayName")
    Return Not @error
EndFunc

What exactly does this return? @error if there is no such service? And nothing if it exists?

Edited November 9, 2005 by ame1011

[Valuater]

i just used this

WinClose("Services")

and it worked

Win Xp Home

8)

[MHz]

Maybe it's the lack of sleep, maybe it's cause i'm dumb. Either way, I've looked everywhere and cannot seem to find the functions that close windows services. I've seen the process functions but what i'm looking for is services. Do any such functions exist? If so where can I find them?

EDIT:

I've found the following...

Func ServiceExists($szService)
    RegRead("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\" & $szService,"DisplayName")
    Return Not @error
EndFunc

What exactly does this return? @error if there is no such service? And nothing if it exists?

It returns the service Displayname from the shortname used also by the registry keyname.

ServiceExists('ImapiService')

should return IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service

And you would right with your last questions of what error does.

With services, the Net command can help. sc.exe can manipulate services (XP has it).

Edit:

Example of stopping a service

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c Net Stop ImapiService', '', @SW_HIDE)

Edited November 9, 2005 by MHz