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IOCTL_SERVICE_START (Compact 2013)

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3/26/2014

This I/O control message starts a service that was previously in the start state. Send this message with DeviceIoControl.

Syntax

BOOL DeviceIoControl(
    HANDLE hDevice,          // handle to the device
    DWORD dwIoControlCode,   // use IOCTL_SERVICE_START
    LPVOID lpInBuffer,       // pointer to input buffer
    DWORD nInBufferSize,     // input buffer size
    LPVOID lpOutBuffer,      // pointer to output buffer
    DWORD nOutBufferSize,    // output buffer size
    LPDWORD lpBytesReturned, // number of bytes returned
    OVERLAPPED lpOverlapped  // pointer to OVERLAPPED structure
);

Parameters

  • hDevice
    [in] Handle to the device.
  • dwIoControlCode
    [in] The control code for the operation. Use IOCTL_SERVICE_START for this operation.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if successful; otherwise, returns FALSE. To obtain extended error information, call the SetLastError function.

Requirements

Header

service.h

See Also

Reference

Servicesd.exe IOCTLS