IsServiceStarted – System Function**






IsServiceStarted Function


Usage

The IsServiceStarted function indicates if the specified Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Service is started or not. This function is not available in WinTask Lite.

Syntax

a = IsServiceStarted(<service_name>)

Parameters

  • <service_name>: string, name of the service.

Return Value

a, integer, return value:

  • 1 if the service <service_name> is started
  • 0 otherwise
  • 109 if WinTaskAdmin Service is not started
  • 5 if access is denied

Example

'Check if the WTScheduler service is started
a = IsServiceStarted("WTScheduler") ' Returns 1 if the WTScheduler service (the WinTask Scheduler) is started.
msgbox("WTScheduler service started: " + str$(a))