Step by Step

Hitesh Kr. Seth

Problem: How to make a Java NT Service

1. Implement your Java Server (for this project it's class is Server)

Server.java ClientHandler.java ==> Server.class ClientHandler.class
javac -d C:\users\hks Server.java ClientHandler.java

these classes are (say) installed in C:\users\hks

2. Implement the C program which implements the Service, it uses Invocation API of JDK 1.1Final

service.c, make-service.bat ==> service.exe
make-service

this file is kept in (say) C:\users\hks\service.exe

3. Implement the C program which installs the NT Service

instsrv.c make-instsrv.bat ==> instsrv.exe
make-instsrv

4. Install the Service in Windows NT

instsrv SimpleNTJavaService C:\users\hks\service.exe

5. Go to Control Panel and start the Service

6. Try Contacting the Service (connect to port 4000) and it should give you the date,time of the day.

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Note: Parts of this article are taken from MSVC 2.0 Sample Source Code distribution. service.c is a tailored version of an MSVC example

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