Windows Service won't start (udp listener)

[Snedker]

Hi folks,

If I outcomment the last four lines the service will start.

If I in-comment the line
"int recv = sock.ReceiveFrom(data, ref ep);"
the service will fail starting with error code 3534 (the service
reported no errors). Neither are errors written to the event log.

If I run the same code from a console application, everything works
fine.

The code:

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
IPEndPoint iep = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 9050);
sock.Bind(iep);
EndPoint ep = (EndPoint)iep;
byte[] data = new byte[1024];
int recv = sock.ReceiveFrom(data, ref ep);
string stringData = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(data, 0,
recv);
data = new byte[1024];
}

Any ideas why that particular line prevents service from starting?

Regards
Morten Snedker

[Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]]

"Snedker" <Morten....@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
>
> If I outcomment the last four lines the service will start.
>
> If I in-comment the line
> "int recv = sock.ReceiveFrom(data, ref ep);"
> the service will fail starting with error code 3534 (the service
> reported no errors). Neither are errors written to the event log.
>
>

> Any ideas why that particular line prevents service from starting?

Yeah, you aren't allowed to use blocking calls from the main thread of a
service, it has to return to the Service Control Manager.

>
> Regards
> Morten Snedker

[sloan]

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[Snedker]

On 28 Jul., 00:08, "Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]" <r...@newsgroups.nospam>
wrote:
> "Snedker" <Morten.Sned...@gmail.com> wrote in message

Yup - that was it. Thanks for your help!

Regards /Snedker