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I suggest you to use a separate config app.

Look at the API ControlService(), StartService() which
can be used for controling the service.




Best regards,
Vladimir Stefanovic

Mark Buchert <MBuchert@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:41c1a19e@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Is it possible to create a visual form in a service application or
do I need
> to create a separate GUI application that communicates with the
service?  I
> have tried creating a TForm at run time with little success:
>
> TForm *Form1 = new TForm(Example,1);
>
> My service will be running on a dedicated machine controlling and
monitoring
> a number of different pieces of equipment.  Control can be either
local or
> remote via a mating Workstation appl.  A small form indicating the
status of
> each would be beneficial for a quick visual inspection by the
maintaince
> crew, typically not computer savy.  I realize they would have to
login to
> get the visual (typically through a touchscreen interface and a
ruggedized
> 20 key keyboard)
>
> We have an existing GUI based application that performs a similiar
function,
> but we have been catching a lot of GRIEF from customers IT groups
having to
> auto logon these computers to run this application.
>
>