Re: Regex in a service..

From: Mark Sizer (yg-boost-users_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-14 20:47:38

Yes, you can debug it. After starting the service, open the Task Manager 
and get the process ID. Then type "msdev -p <pid>" on a command line.

If the error happens too quickly (e.g. on startup), put an infinite loop 
at the very start and break out of it with the debugger.

int i=1;
while (i > 0 );

is my favorite. Just change i to zero and everything starts going as 
normal (just don't forget to take it out!).

Good Luck,
- Mark

P.S. I'm using regex in a service and it's working fine (at least I 
assume it is, nothing noticably bad has happened). MSVC 6, boost_1_30_0, 
W2K AS and W2K Pro.

Koss, Loren wrote:

> John,
> 
> Thanks for the response.  How do you deal with breakpoints within a service?
> I'm compiling then starting the service from the service control manager.
> Will I still be able to debug it?

>>I seem to be having a difficult time using the Regex class in a
>>service.  It works wonderfully in a regular app. Can anyone help me
>>out.. Basically, instantiating a regex class raises an exception.
>>Any thoughts?
>>
> 
> Not unless you can tell me what exception and where - if you're using the vc
> ide then set it to break on OS and C++ exceptions.
> 
> John.