Make a console application into a service?

Question

I have a native c++ application which is the server for my game. I currently have it as a scheduled task on my server,. but it really should be a service from what I read.

Is there away in Visual Studio 2008 to compile as a service instead of a console app?

I don't need to see the console window, the app logs everything to a file.

Thanks

There is [a very simple example here](http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsdesktop/CppWindowsService-cacf4948) if that helps. — Roger Rowland, Dec 14 '13 at 16:39

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

As far as I know, you can't "compile it as a service" by changing compiler options, you'll have to change the code of you app (to start with, services don't use "main" but "ServiceMain" as an entry point...)

Possible duplicate of: Convert a C++ program to a Windows service?.

Maybe the easiest way to achieve what you want without chaning your program is to use a "service wrapper", a special kind of program which can run your console program as as a service. One of the most known is srvany from the Microsoft Resource kit, but there are also alternatives (like e.g. nssm)

Make a console application into a service?

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