cURL in a service

[TimStone]

I have a windows service fully functional, except that I'm trying to add the ability to send text messages using cURL.

I am using Harbour, MSVC, and FWH.

In a normal windows application I have no problem. I have a SMS texting program using the same libraries and commands, and it works great.

This is the offending line:
hCurl := curl_easy_init()

IF this line exists in the program, then the service will not start. However, without this operation, it works perfectly ( though of course I cannot send the text messages ).

The service does a number of functions, and the job I want it to perform here is to send reminder text messages automatically.

Is Harbour's implementation of cURL not compatible with running in a service ?

Is there an alternative ?

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Tim,

As far as I know it, you can only call curl_easy_init() once from your app.

If you call it more than once, then it will fail

[TimStone]

Antonio,

First, this is an application running as a Windows Service.

curl_easy_init() is in a function called once a day by a timer. It is released after it is used.

Just having that line in the code results in the SERVICE not being able to start. If I comment out the line the service starts and runs as normal.

Starting the SERVICE does NOT immediately call the function.

For those who might want a sample, the issue is including cURL_easy in a service. Has anyone done this ?

Tim

[TimStone]

My mistake. I had the 64 bit cURL .dll in place but built the service as 32 bit. Now with the right resource, it's running.

[Antonio Linares]

very good!