Re: Is a Service application what I need?

From: Stig Johansen (aaa_at_bbb.com)
Date: 04/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 05:34:34 +0200

Bill N wrote:

> I have a project that must create reports at user defined times and/or
> when a user through either a web interface or windows app selects report
> criteria
> asks for a report. Should I be creating a TServiceApplication or are
> there
> other options? If a TServiceApplication does anyone know of additional
> information regarding a TServiceApplication besides the Delphi Help File?

I have done some similar with a service application. It wasn't reporting
though, but some data transfers.

I made a service app, that took parameters from an ini-file (scheduling,
intervals etc.)
The 'user defined' times was definied in the ini file, and 'controlled' by a
thread with sleep's.
The 'master thread' listens on a named pipe for user request and criteria.
This could be a listening socket as well.
The client windows app takes parameters from a form and sends them to the
named pipe.
The web interface was a simple ISAPI, which took parameters from the
request, and 'redirected' them to the named pipe.

- Just to give some ideas 

-- 
Best regards
Stig Johansen

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