Automate stop of a service in Windows 2000

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Zippity - 16 May 2005 22:24 GMT

I need to set up a back up of a database file, but can't access the file
without turning off (stopping) the service in Admin tools. Is there a way to
automate this kind of action?

My idea is to have a scheduled activity in which the service is turned off,
the back up is done, and the the computer is shut down every night. The back
up is as simple as copying two files to a CDRW, but it needs to be automated
for after the department closes.

Thanks for any help!

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Dave Patrick - 16 May 2005 23:13 GMT

From a command prompt;

net stop "service name"
do something
net start "service name"

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|I need to set up a back up of a database file, but can't access the file
| without turning off (stopping) the service in Admin tools. Is there a way to
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| Thanks for any help!

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