Does anyone know if it is possible to run ArcEngine in the context of a Windows Service?
I am using RuntimeManager.Bind(ProductCode.Engine)
and
if (m_AOLicenseInitializer.InitializeApplication(new esriLicenseProductCode[] { esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeEngineGeoDB },
new esriLicenseExtensionCode[] { }))
from "generated" LicenseInitializer and the call to InitializeApplication never seems to return.
Service Control Manager says the service failed to start in a timely fashion so the service does not start.
I tried beefing up the service start delay in the registry, No go.
I have Desktop Advanced concurrent license as well as ArcEngine developer license on the machine I am testing.
Why do I want to do this in a Windows Service in the first place?
I am doing data synchronization and using ExportReplicaDataChanges of IGeoDataServer2 to distribute GIS data changes to client apps. This piece is meant to run on a server as a Windows Service.
Can this be done?
Everything runs fine as a console app but not as a service.
Should I do this using a console app fired off by Windows Scheduler instead?
Thanks
