compile vi to windows services

[JingZhang]

Dear Friends,

I want to know if it is possible to compile LabVIEW VIs to MS Windows services so that it can run on the background.

The VI will include the following features:

- Reading, writing MySQL server;

- Creating / opening / Writing / Creating Graphs in MS EXCEL

- The users should be able to bring the service to the for-ground, changing parameters 

- Some curve fitting, numeric analysis sub-vis. 

Many Thanks In Advance,

Jing Zhang 

[MikeS81]

Hi JingZhang,

maybe it´s enough for you to hide the vi and run it in background, but if not see this link please.

Hope it helps.

Mike 

[F._Schubert]

You can't bring a Service to the foreground, they can't have a front panel (this is so by Windows, not a LabView limitation). Propably it isn't a Windows Service what you want, but be able to run your program in the system tray.

For this there are win-api calls necessary, and you will find already written Vis to do this. But I can't give you more information on this, as I didn't do tha before. 

Felix