Mondal wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks to Peter, now I know how to control an *existing* Windows > service and how to run a *python script* as a Windows service. Although > these were really useful, my point was different. > > I have developed a script that monitors a specified folder for changes > in the files or folders within it. I converted that script to a stand > alone exe using py2exe. ***Now I would like to run that exe as a > Windows service***. > > I also intend to create an exe that will retrieve any information > stored by the file monitor mentioned above. > > Please tell me how do I go about it. > > Although I am a beginner in Python and Windows Services (Daemon), I am > a moderately experienced programmer. > > -Regards
Here is an alternative solution. I have a simple socket server program, which I wanted to run as a service on Linux and Windows. On Linux it was easy - start it from rc.local with a trailing &. On Windows, I was given advice on how to use pywin32 to set up the program as a Windows service, but it felt like overkill. Then someone suggested 'srvany', a utility that allows you to run any program as a service. It is part of the NT Resource Kit. I downloaded it and it works fine for me. Google has plenty of references. Frank Millman -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
