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OpenServiceA(3w)

NAME

OpenServiceA (ADVAPI32.@)

SYNOPSIS

SC_HANDLE OpenServiceA
(
SC_HANDLE hSCManager,
LPCSTR lpServiceName,
DWORD dwDesiredAccess
)

DESCRIPTION

Open a handle to a service.

PARAMS

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

lpServiceName [In] Name of the service to open.

dwDesiredAccess [In] Access required to the service.

RETURNS

Success: Handle to the service

Failure: NULL

IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in "winsvc.h".

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

Debug channel "service".

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