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  1. Jun 6th, 2001, 02:13 PM #1
    mhenry79
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    NT Services

    I have two NT servers, v4.0, that I need to run verified backups on; I scheduled the backups using the AT command and ntbackup, no problem. However, on one server I need to stop the SQLServerAgent and MSSQLServer services, and on the other I need to stop two services named DiskXtender Agent and DiskXtender Server. The backup will run and (the idea is that) it will verify OK, then the services will be restarted. I was planning on making one VB executable for each server, using the AT command to schedule it, and passing a command-line switch to tell the VB executable to start or stop its appropriate services. Is it possible to write VB code to start and stop individual NT services?
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  2. Jun 6th, 2001, 02:26 PM #2
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    Starting, Pausing, and Stopping NT Services

    This may help.

    http://www.planetsourcecode.com/xq/A...s/ShowCode.htm


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  3. Jun 6th, 2001, 02:58 PM #3
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    Thanks, looks like it will work! But it doesn't want to let me make a reference to ActiveDS.TLB... any clue on that one?
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  4. Jun 6th, 2001, 03:40 PM #4
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    This is what i did.

    I added a command button and a combo box.
    Named them correctly.

    changed in .bas to allow object to see the form:
    cboService.AddItem oSvc.Name to Form1.cboService.AddItem oSvc.Name

    Added the Reference
    project -> references -> Active DS Type Library

    And the code flew.
    I am running win 2k, vb 6.0.8169

    Not sure if something else needs to be installed for the Active DS Type Library to be used as a reference.

    Hum... shut the service down...Now how to start it back up with code?
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  6. Jun 6th, 2001, 03:43 PM #5
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    I read, but I don't comprehend (duh).... the reason I couldn't add the reference was: Project/Components (where I went) is *NOT* the same as Project/References...

    Thanks again!
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  7. Jun 7th, 2001, 09:50 AM #6
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    what software are you using??
    Due to the energy crisis, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off.
    Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause
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  8. Jun 7th, 2001, 09:52 AM #7
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    VB Learning 6.0. The compiling machine is Win 2000 Pro workstation and the two servers in question are Win NT 4.0; one of the servers is running MS SQL 7.0.
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  9. Jun 7th, 2001, 09:53 AM #8
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    soz, i mean ... what backup software are you using??
    Due to the energy crisis, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off.
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  11. Jun 7th, 2001, 10:02 AM #9
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    Oops, sorry! Just using plain-vanilla NT backup -- I don't have the budget for Backup Exec, etc...
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  12. Jun 8th, 2001, 05:19 AM #10
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    before the backup run a batchfile with

    net stop <service>

    after the backup run

    net start <service>

    its what we do by using backup exec, see if nt will let you do a prejob and a postjob command.
    Due to the energy crisis, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off.
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  13. Jun 8th, 2001, 07:58 AM #11
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    Works fine from a batch file -- this will be a good simple setup for this application, and the source code will also come in handy in the future I'm sure... thanks all!!!
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