I have need to call a windows service on the PC while the device is cradled.  
Essentially I have a windows service that handles creating a file that I need 
to transfer to the device.  I need the windows service for this as the file 
to be transferred is an sdf and is created and populated by the windows 
service from a very large XML file.

I have tried several variations of the Process and ProcessInfo classes to 
accomplish this but continuessly get the following error.

<CODE>
[8/17/07 4:18:02 PM]:Attempt to execute the windows service on the PC failed.
[8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:Win32Exception
[8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx()
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.WSEquipmentTransfer.SyncData()
at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.frmMain.mnuSync_Click()
at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick()
at System.Windows.Forms.Menu.ProcessMnuProc()
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc()
at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop()
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run()
at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.StubForm..ctor()
at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.Program.Main()
</CODE>

I am using Windows Mobile 6 to attempt this.

Thanks for any help... :)

BTW I am running this on a Symbol 9090 device.  A sample of the code follows:

Latest try:

System.Diagnostics.Process p= new System.Diagnostics.Process();
p.StartInfo.FileName = @"\Program Files (x86)\Xterprise 
Inc\Wellspan\XAMData\StartJob.bat";
p.Start();

"webdink" wrote:


> I have need to call a windows service on the PC while the device is cradled.  
> Essentially I have a windows service that handles creating a file that I need 
> to transfer to the device.  I need the windows service for this as the file 
> to be transferred is an sdf and is created and populated by the windows 
> service from a very large XML file.
> 
> I have tried several variations of the Process and ProcessInfo classes to 
> accomplish this but continuessly get the following error.
> 
> <CODE>
> [8/17/07 4:18:02 PM]:Attempt to execute the windows service on the PC failed.
> [8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:Win32Exception
> [8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx()
> at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
> at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.WSEquipmentTransfer.SyncData()
> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.frmMain.mnuSync_Click()
> at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick()
> at System.Windows.Forms.Menu.ProcessMnuProc()
> at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc()
> at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc()
> at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop()
> at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run()
> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.StubForm..ctor()
> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.Program.Main()
> </CODE>
> 
> I am using Windows Mobile 6 to attempt this.
> 
> Thanks for any help... :)

You need a "listener" app on the PC that will receive commands (likely TCP) 
from the device and then act on them.  You can't directly "call" the PC, not 
can you run a batch file on the device (as it has no command processor).


-- 

Chris Tacke, Embedded MVP
OpenNETCF Consulting
Managed Code in an Embedded World
www.OpenNETCF.com


"webdink"  wrote in message 
news:5E670231-D7D9-4262-B503-7525DD176E87@microsoft.com...

>I have need to call a windows service on the PC while the device is 
>cradled.
> Essentially I have a windows service that handles creating a file that I 
> need
> to transfer to the device.  I need the windows service for this as the 
> file
> to be transferred is an sdf and is created and populated by the windows
> service from a very large XML file.
>
> I have tried several variations of the Process and ProcessInfo classes to
> accomplish this but continuessly get the following error.
>
> <CODE>
> [8/17/07 4:18:02 PM]:Attempt to execute the windows service on the PC 
> failed.
> [8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:Win32Exception
> [8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:at 
> System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx()
> at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
> at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.WSEquipmentTransfer.SyncData()
> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.frmMain.mnuSync_Click()
> at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick()
> at System.Windows.Forms.Menu.ProcessMnuProc()
> at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc()
> at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc()
> at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop()
> at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run()
> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.StubForm..ctor()
> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.Program.Main()
> </CODE>
>
> I am using Windows Mobile 6 to attempt this.
>
> Thanks for any help... :) 

It looks like you're trying to execute something on your desktop from device 
which could not possibly work.


If you need to "call" something on another host you should use Web Services 
or other means of remote communications, e.g. sockets.


-- 
Best regards,


Ilya

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"webdink"  wrote in message 
news:9F369CA8-2392-4A74-95E0-EE9138FA47FF@microsoft.com...

> BTW I am running this on a Symbol 9090 device.  A sample of the code 
> follows:
>
> Latest try:
>
> System.Diagnostics.Process p= new System.Diagnostics.Process();
> p.StartInfo.FileName = @"\Program Files (x86)\Xterprise
> Inc\Wellspan\XAMData\StartJob.bat";
> p.Start();
>
> "webdink" wrote:
>
>> I have need to call a windows service on the PC while the device is 
>> cradled.
>> Essentially I have a windows service that handles creating a file that I 
>> need
>> to transfer to the device.  I need the windows service for this as the 
>> file
>> to be transferred is an sdf and is created and populated by the windows
>> service from a very large XML file.
>>
>> I have tried several variations of the Process and ProcessInfo classes to
>> accomplish this but continuessly get the following error.
>>
>> <CODE>
>> [8/17/07 4:18:02 PM]:Attempt to execute the windows service on the PC 
>> failed.
>> [8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:Win32Exception
>> [8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:at 
>> System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx()
>> at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
>> at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
>> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.WSEquipmentTransfer.SyncData()
>> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.frmMain.mnuSync_Click()
>> at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick()
>> at System.Windows.Forms.Menu.ProcessMnuProc()
>> at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc()
>> at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc()
>> at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop()
>> at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run()
>> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.StubForm..ctor()
>> at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.Program.Main()
>> </CODE>
>>
>> I am using Windows Mobile 6 to attempt this.
>>
>> Thanks for any help... :) 

I suppose being cradled has no effect on the ability to make the call to the 
windows service on the desktop.  I can certainly use a web service to handle 
this and likely run all of the code from the web service and eliminate the 
windows service.  Just figured I would give the windows service "route" a 
whirl first.  

Thanks for the assistance.

"<ctacke/>" wrote:


> You need a "listener" app on the PC that will receive commands (likely TCP) 
> from the device and then act on them.  You can't directly "call" the PC, not 
> can you run a batch file on the device (as it has no command processor).
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Chris Tacke, Embedded MVP
> OpenNETCF Consulting
> Managed Code in an Embedded World
> www.OpenNETCF.com
> 
> 
> "webdink"  wrote in message 
> news:5E670231-D7D9-4262-B503-7525DD176E87@microsoft.com...
> >I have need to call a windows service on the PC while the device is 
> >cradled.
> > Essentially I have a windows service that handles creating a file that I 
> > need
> > to transfer to the device.  I need the windows service for this as the 
> > file
> > to be transferred is an sdf and is created and populated by the windows
> > service from a very large XML file.
> >
> > I have tried several variations of the Process and ProcessInfo classes to
> > accomplish this but continuessly get the following error.
> >
> > <CODE>
> > [8/17/07 4:18:02 PM]:Attempt to execute the windows service on the PC 
> > failed.
> > [8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:Win32Exception
> > [8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:at 
> > System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx()
> > at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
> > at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
> > at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.WSEquipmentTransfer.SyncData()
> > at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.frmMain.mnuSync_Click()
> > at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick()
> > at System.Windows.Forms.Menu.ProcessMnuProc()
> > at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc()
> > at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc()
> > at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop()
> > at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run()
> > at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.StubForm..ctor()
> > at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.Program.Main()
> > </CODE>
> >
> > I am using Windows Mobile 6 to attempt this.
> >
> > Thanks for any help... :) 
> 
> 
> 

When the device is connected via the cradle you effectively have a local 
network and the PC is another machine on the network which acts as the 
gateway.
-- 
Simon Hart
http://simonrhart.blogspot.com


"webdink" wrote:


> I suppose being cradled has no effect on the ability to make the call to the 
> windows service on the desktop.  I can certainly use a web service to handle 
> this and likely run all of the code from the web service and eliminate the 
> windows service.  Just figured I would give the windows service "route" a 
> whirl first.  
> 
> Thanks for the assistance.
> 
> "<ctacke/>" wrote:
> 
> > You need a "listener" app on the PC that will receive commands (likely TCP) 
> > from the device and then act on them.  You can't directly "call" the PC, not 
> > can you run a batch file on the device (as it has no command processor).
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Chris Tacke, Embedded MVP
> > OpenNETCF Consulting
> > Managed Code in an Embedded World
> > www.OpenNETCF.com
> > 
> > 
> > "webdink"  wrote in message 
> > news:5E670231-D7D9-4262-B503-7525DD176E87@microsoft.com...
> > >I have need to call a windows service on the PC while the device is 
> > >cradled.
> > > Essentially I have a windows service that handles creating a file that I 
> > > need
> > > to transfer to the device.  I need the windows service for this as the 
> > > file
> > > to be transferred is an sdf and is created and populated by the windows
> > > service from a very large XML file.
> > >
> > > I have tried several variations of the Process and ProcessInfo classes to
> > > accomplish this but continuessly get the following error.
> > >
> > > <CODE>
> > > [8/17/07 4:18:02 PM]:Attempt to execute the windows service on the PC 
> > > failed.
> > > [8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:Win32Exception
> > > [8/17/07 4:18:05 PM]:at 
> > > System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx()
> > > at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
> > > at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
> > > at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.WSEquipmentTransfer.SyncData()
> > > at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.frmMain.mnuSync_Click()
> > > at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick()
> > > at System.Windows.Forms.Menu.ProcessMnuProc()
> > > at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc()
> > > at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc()
> > > at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop()
> > > at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run()
> > > at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.StubForm..ctor()
> > > at Xterprise.Wellspan.AssetMgmt.Program.Main()
> > > </CODE>
> > >
> > > I am using Windows Mobile 6 to attempt this.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help... :) 
> > 
> > 
> >