From: Glen Holcomb <damnbigman@...>
Date: 2008-05-06T09:24:19+09:00
Subject: Win32 Service Problem

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I'm having an issue with Win32 Service

I have a simple script that I want to run as a service however the service
won't start (timeout issue).  I've tried several things but nothing I do
seems to make any difference at all.

Here is the code:

begin
  require 'rubygems'
  require 'win32/service'
  require 'chronic'

  include Win32

  class Daemon
    def service_init
      test_log = File.new("path_to_where_it_goes", "w")
      test_log.puts "got to init"
      test_log.close
    end

    def service_main
      while running?
        if Time.now < Chronic.parse('today 10:00pm')
          sleep(Chronic.parse('today 10:00pm') - Time.now)
          `shutdown /s /t:60`
        else
          sleep(Chronic.parse('tomorrow 10:00pm') - Time.now)
          `shutdown /s /t:60`
        end
      end
    end
  end
rescue Exception
  logfile = File.new("path_to_logfile", "w")
  logfile.puts $!
  logfile.close
end

Daemon.mainloop

I get absolutely no feedback from the script it's self.  In the even log it
says the service didn't respond within 30 seconds.  Oddly enough it decides
this after a second or two.  I've tried the script with different code in
the service_init method and without a service_init method it doesn't seem to
make any difference.

I realize this would be easier with a task but for reasons beyond my control
the task scheduler is turned off on all classroom and lab computers.


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"Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions speak
so loud, I can't hear a word you're saying."

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