Delphi install service

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ShellExecute is a function to run commands in the shell - it's to do things that you would do manually in the console. Parameter 3 is the application you want to run, parameter 4 are the arguments.

ShellExecute is the wrong function. Use CreateProcess. Unless you need the runas verb. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. A Delphi service installs itself using whatever user account is configured in the TService. ServiceStartName property, where LocalSystem is the default when no account is specified. Then, you don't have to run Delphi IDE as admin. Skip to main content. You are here Blogs » st's blog. Installation Start Delphi setup and install all required items including help files.

For example: WinHlp You must have administrator's rights to do following actions: Go to Windows folder Find existing WinHlp32 file and open its properties In security tab add your user name with full rights when disabled, click "Advanced" button and take the ownership over this file Rename this file to winhlp Cohabit fine with Delphi XE Delphi in ? Are you serious??? Burn this shit with fire!!!

Any explanation of such strange opinion are welcome. If Delphi does the job well for anyone, it is fine. What's your problem? Herd mentality? That requires that you know at design time the account name and password, and who knows that?

Just leave ServiceStartName and Password empty. You can always enter an account name and password in the service properties after the service has been installed.

A service runs as a specific user and that means that a service has the same access permissions to different things such as folders as the account under which the service runs. Many services runs as "Local System" unless you specify a specific username when installing the service.

I'll assume that you have created the service framework as shown above. We haven't written a single line of code ourself yet, that will come shortly. Let's first install the service and see if it can run.