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Stored procedures
Checks whether a service is installed. The existence of the service can be checked on the local computer or on a remote computer.
Example
// Check the existence of the SIS collector
IF ServiceExist("WDCollector") = True THEN
Info("The collector service of SIS is installed on this computer.")
END
Syntax
<Result> = ServiceExist(<Service name> [, <Remote computer>])
<Result>: Boolean
  • True if the service exists,
  • False otherwise.
<Service name>: Character string
Name of service to check
<Remote computer>: Optional character string
IP address of the remote computer in xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format (returned by NetIPAddress) or name of the remote computer (returned by NetMachineName). This parameter is used to control a service on another computer. To use this option, the user must be administrator of remote computer.
If this parameter is not specified or if it corresponds to an empty string (""), the service is handled locally.
Component: wd290std.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 15
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Last update: 05/26/2022

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