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Ramsees · Guest

I've made a service with a timer, the only thing it does is write into
a log file de date and time every second, All works find until I deside
to connect to a database, extract the value of a field and write it in
the log file (also in the timer), It simple doens't work (I make the
same in a normal application w/o problems), I don't know why, anyone
here have made a service that ocnnects to a database and extract data
succesfull?

The database is Firebird and the componets to access it are FibPlus.

Thx.

Alex Sporik · Guest

Hello Ramsees,

I found recently that Timer component simply doe not work in Windows
Services. The same story with SetTimer function. I recommend you to
create time calculation mechanism using Sleep/SleepEx functions. I can
even share some my code if you want.

Alex