StartService Method

Action2 Example

Windows NT Machines Only

 

Encapsulates the AutoMate™ action in the “Services” group, “Start a service.” The method attempts to start the specified service.

 

Declaration

function StartService (varServiceName As Variant) As Integer

 

Parameters

varServiceName

 The name of the service (as it appears in the SCM) to be started.

 

Description

The StartService method attempts to start the service named varServiceName.

 

The method returns “0” if the service was started successfully; otherwise, it returns “1.” Use the GetLastError property to retrieve the error message generated by a failed start attempt.