Debug Windows Service

Question

Scenario

I\'ve got a windows service written in C#. I\'ve read all the google threads on how to debug it, but I still can\'t get it to work. I\'ve run \"PathTo.Net

Answer 1

We can make the windows service project debuggable by just adding a parameter and making it behave like a console app.

1) Go to your windows service project properties -> Debug -> Start Options 2) Give an argument -Console 3) Go to Application tab -> output type, change it to Console Application 4) Type the below code in Program.cs

static class Program
    {
        private static EventWaitHandle _waitHandle;
        private static Service1 _service;
                static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            bool runConsole = false;**

            foreach (string arg in args)
            {
                if (arg.ToLowerInvariant().Equals("-console"))
                {
                    runConsole = true;
                }
            }   

            _service = new Service1();
            if (runConsole)
            {
                _waitHandle = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.ManualReset);
                Console.WriteLine("Starting Workflow Service in Console Mode");
                Console.WriteLine("Press Ctrl+C to exit Console Mode");
               Console.CancelKeyPress += new ConsoleCancelEventHandler(OnCancelKeyPress);
                _service.InternalStart();
                WaitHandle.WaitAll(new WaitHandle[] { _waitHandle });
            }

            ServiceBase[] ServicesToRun;
            ServicesToRun = new ServiceBase[] 
            { 
                new Service1() 
            };
            ServiceBase.Run(ServicesToRun);
        }

        static void OnCancelKeyPress(object sender, ConsoleCancelEventArgs e)
        {
            _service.InternalStop();
            _waitHandle.Set();
        }


    }