C# Signature:
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern TODO OpenSCManager(TODO);
VB Signature:
<DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Shared Function OpenSCManager(ByVal machineName As String, ByVal databaseName As String, ByVal desiredAccess As Int32) As IntPtr
End Function
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
Tips & Tricks:
Pass in Null/Nothing for MachineName to use the local machine.
Pass in Null/nothing as the database name to use the default SERVICES_ACTIVE_DATABASE
Sample Code:
Const STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED As Int32 = &HF0000
Const SC_MANAGER_CONNECT As Int32 = &H1
Const SC_MANAGER_CREATE_SERVICE As Int32 = &H2
Const SC_MANAGER_ENUMERATE_SERVICE As Int32 = &H4
Const SC_MANAGER_LOCK As Int32 = &H8
Const SC_MANAGER_QUERY_LOCK_STATUS As Int32 = &H10
Const SC_MANAGER_MODIFY_BOOT_CONFIG As Int32 = &H20
Const SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS As Int32 = STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED Or _
SC_MANAGER_CONNECT Or _
SC_MANAGER_CREATE_SERVICE Or _
SC_MANAGER_ENUMERATE_SERVICE Or _
SC_MANAGER_LOCK Or _
SC_MANAGER_QUERY_LOCK_STATUS Or _
SC_MANAGER_MODIFY_BOOT_CONFIG
Dim scHandle As IntPtr = OpenSCManager(Nothing, Nothing, SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS )
MsgBox(scHandle.ToString)
CloseHandle(scHandle)
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