Windows NT Machines Only
Encapsulates the AutoMate™ action in the “Services” group, “Stop a service.” The method attempts to stop the specified service.
Declaration
function StopService (varServiceName As Variant) As Integer
Parameters
varServiceName
The name of the service (as it appears in the SCM) to stop.
Description
The PauseService method attempts to stop the service named varServiceName. The service must have the ability to be stopped. Check the documentation for the service if you are unsure whether or not it supports pausing.
The method returns “0” if the service was stopped successfully; otherwise, it returns “1.” Use the GetLastError property to retrieve the error message generated by a failed stop attempt.