IsServiceStarted

System function.

The IsServiceStarted function indicates if the specified Windows XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7 Service is started or not. 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. The return code is 109 if WinTaskAdmin Service is not started. The return code is 5 if the access is denied.

Example

 

a = IsServiceStarted("WTScheduler") ' Returns 1 if the WTScheduler service (the WinTask Scheduler) is started.