Programming Windows® Services with Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2008

Chapter 4. Services and Polling

In this chapter:

Polling the File System

Adding a Module File

Adding New Polling Code

Updating the Service Events

Writing a New Thread Method

Monitoring with Multiple Threads

Extending the Threading Model

Adding a FileWorker Class

Implementing the Worker Class

Creating the FileWorkerOptions Class

Updating <Tutorials.ThreadFunc>

Using Configuration Files

Updating <Tutorials.ThreadFunc>

Summary

Even in this event-driven world of Microsoft .NET, you’ll have to write a solution that will poll to gather the information or perform the tasks that you intend your service to do. Whether you are polling Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft MSMQ, Microsoft Exchange, or even the file system, services can play a key role in integrating the functionality ...