run services.msc ?

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I'm attempting to open services.msc via a button (yes, the button
works<g>).

None of the "run" stuff I've tried has worked.

Any clues? Thanks.

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Hi Jeff,

Maybe run SC.EXE instead?

Graham

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....

run('services.msc',1)

works from Clarion

Graham

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Thanks. I'll try it from my SBUtil.dll instead.

Would be nice if I could do this inside SB, though. I'm sure there's a
trick. :)

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If I run it from my DLL, I get ErrorCode() 193 "Unknown Error Posted".

If I use the SB RUN, %SB_RETURN% is 0 the first time I call it, then
1. But no services.msc.

Could it be that it's an elevated process?

If I call services.msc from an elevated command prompt it works, just
like it does from a non-elevated command prompt.

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Jeff,

> If I run it from my DLL, I get ErrorCode() 193 "Unknown Error Posted".

From WinError.h

//
// MessageId: ERROR_BAD_EXE_FORMAT
//
// MessageText:
//
// %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
//
#define ERROR_BAD_EXE_FORMAT 193L

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Jeff,

> If I run it from my DLL, I get ErrorCode() 193 "Unknown Error Posted".

You'll need the MMC container, are you running MMC services.msc?

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Hi Lee, Jeff,

All I have in the Clarion 10 project I tested with is this...

PROGRAM

MAP
END

CODE
run('services.msc',1)

and it runs both from the IDE and standalone with no manifest, no
elevation nothing.
(Windows 8.1 Clairon 10 Build 12567)

Graham

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What if you run your app elevated?

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Hi Jeff,

It runs and displays the service manager elevated or non-elevated.

Are you running this on a network maybe?

Graham

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Win 8.1 desktop.

I'm glad it failed for me so I could "fix" it<g>

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Perfect. Thank you so much Lee. Now maybe I can get something done. :)

I owe you one.

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Jeff,

> Perfect. Thank you so much Lee. Now maybe I can get something done. :)
> I owe you one.

You already had more than one in the bank!<g>

Lee White

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Hi Lee,

How come it works for me without MMC ?
Even if I create a Clarion DLL to RUN('services.msc',1) and then call
that DLL exported function from another Clarion EXE it still works?

Graham

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If your app fails if you run it elevated, then I'm guessing there's no
associated application for .msc?

That doesn't explain why it works in an elevated prompt, though.

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Graham,

> How come it works for me without MMC ?

'cuz you're special or is that spatial?!<g>



I've always used the container by default so I suggested it.

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Hi Lee,

I'll accept that as a reason :-)

I've just uploaded the DLL and EXE I created to our work network
Windows 2012 R2 and I know I only have ordinary user rights there and
it still works !!!

Graham

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Hi Jeff,

> I'm attempting to open services.msc via a button (yes, the button
> works<g>).
>
> None of the "run" stuff I've tried has worked.
>
> Any clues? Thanks.
>

See attached screenshots and the following demo project:

http://www.lindersoft.com/projects/services_msc.zip

Works fine on Win10.

Does this help?

Friedrich

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> If I run it from my DLL, I get ErrorCode() 193 "Unknown Error Posted".
>
> If I use the SB RUN, %SB_RETURN% is 0 the first time I call it, then
> 1. But no services.msc.
>
> Could it be that it's an elevated process?
>
> If I call services.msc from an elevated command prompt it works, just
> like it does from a non-elevated command prompt.

The CreateProcess Windows API results in error 193 when trying to launch
services.msc from a non-elevated or elevated application. BTW, you have to
check %_SB_RETURNEX% in SB to get that error code.

Friedrich

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Hi Friedrich -

Thank you very much. Yes it helps.

Now I know now to make it work 2 ways instead of no ways. :)

Jeff Slarve
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> Thank you very much. Yes it helps.
>
> Now I know now to make it work 2 ways instead of no ways. :)

<G> ;-)

Friedrich