Shell.ServiceStart method
Starts a named service.
Syntax
retVal = Shell.ServiceStart(
sServiceName,
vPersistent
)
Shell.ServiceStart( _
ByVal sServiceName As BSTR, _
ByVal vPersistent As Variant _
) As Variant
Parameters
-
sServiceName [in]
-
Type: BSTR
A String that contains the name of the service.
-
vPersistent [in]
-
Type: Variant
Set to true to have the service started automatically by the service control manager during system startup. Set to false to leave the service configuration unchanged.
Return value
JScript
Type: Variant*
Returns true if successful; otherwise, false.
VB
Type: Variant*
Returns true if successful; otherwise, false.
Remarks
The method returns false if the service has already been started. Before calling this method, you can call Shell.IsServiceRunning to ascertain the status of the service.
This method is not currently available in Microsoft Visual Basic.
Examples
The following examples show the use of ServiceStart to start the Messenger service. Usage is shown for JScript and VBScript.
JScript:
<script language="JScript">
function fnServiceStartJ()
{
var objShell = new ActiveXObject("shell.application");
var bReturn;
bReturn = objShell.ServiceStart("Messenger", true);
}
VBScript:
<script language="VBScript">
function fnServiceStartVB()
dim objShell
dim bReturn
set objShell = CreateObject("shell.application")
bReturn = objShell.ServiceStart("Messenger", true)
set objShell = nothing
end function
</script>
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client |
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only] |
| Header |
|
| IDL |
|
| DLL |
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