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ControlService(3w)

NAME

ControlService (ADVAPI32.@)

SYNOPSIS

BOOL ControlService
(
SC_HANDLE hService,
DWORD dwControl,
LPSERVICE_STATUS lpServiceStatus
)

DESCRIPTION

Send a control code to a service.

PARAMS

hService [In] Handle of the service control manager database.

dwControl [In] Control code to send (SERVICE_CONTROL_* flags from "winsvc.h").

lpServiceStatus [Out] Destination for the status of the service, if available.

RETURNS

Success: TRUE.

Failure: FALSE.

BUGS

Unlike M$' implementation, control requests are not serialized and may be processed asynchronously.

IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in "winsvc.h".

Implemented in "dlls/advapi32/service.c".

Debug channel "service".

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