 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
.NET Forum / .NET Framework / Performance / January 2005writing a "permanent" console application
Hello, i need to write a simple console app which checks every 5 minutes or so whether the website is available or not. so after the start, it kind of runs till the windows is down... how to do that, with threads? what about perfomance issues? do i need to "kill" some of the objects? any help is appreciated thank you Why not just make it a console application that checks for the website then dies, and add a scheduled task to windows to run it every 5 minutes? > Hello, > i need to write a simple console app which checks every 5 minutes or [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > thank you a windows service might be more appropriate for that type of application it is needed to run constantly  SignatureRegards, Alvin Bruney > Why not just make it a console application that checks for the website > then [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> thank you A console application scheduled using windows task scheduler to run every 5 minutes is easier to implement and won't take take memory when it is not running (which is actually most of the time) > a windows service might be more appropriate for that type of application it > is needed to run constantly [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >> > >> thank you ...but if the machine is not logged in or gets rebooted, the tasks will not execute. The service is the way to go if this is more mission critical, the EXE + scheduled task is it's not as critical. Considering the requirements for this project, I'd go service. Michael > A console application scheduled using windows task scheduler to run every 5 > minutes is easier to implement and won't take take memory when it is not [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > >> > > >> thank you The Windows Task Scheduler Runs as a Service, executes the commands even if no interactive user is logged on. > ...but if the machine is not logged in or gets rebooted, the tasks will not > execute. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > > >> > > > >> thank you Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
|
Reply to this Message
|
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.