NAME¶

ControlService (ADVAPI32.@)

SYNOPSIS¶

BOOL ControlService
(
SC_HANDLE hService,
DWORD dwControl,
LPSERVICE_STATUS lpServiceStatus
)

DESCRIPTION¶

Send a control code to a service.

PARAMS¶

hService [In] Handle of the service control manager database. dwControl [In] Control code to send (SERVICE_CONTROL_* flags from "winsvc.h"). lpServiceStatus [Out] Destination for the status of the service, if available.

RETURNS¶

Success: TRUE. Failure: FALSE.

BUGS¶

Unlike M$' implementation, control requests are not serialized and may be processed asynchronously.

IMPLEMENTATION¶

Declared in "winsvc.h". Implemented in "dlls/advapi32/service.c". Debug channel "service".