# Win32 service **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 5, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service/197215 "2008-04-05T00:53:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianspaid)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service/197215/1 "2008-04-05T00:53:10Z")
Hello, I’m trying to add a application as a service in Windows XP Pro I’m using the following code grabbed from KirbyBase: svc = Service.new(“localhost”) svc.create\_service do |s| s.service\_name = “TBWin32ReportingAgt” s.binary\_path\_name = ‘C:\TBWin32\TB Reporting Agent\TBWin32ReportingAgt.exe’ s.display\_name = “TBWin32 Reporting Agt” ``` # This is required for now - bug in win32-service s.dependencies = [] ``` end svc.close puts “TBWin32 Server service installed” When I run this I get the following: c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/win32-service-0.6.1-x86-mswin32-60/lib/win32/serv ice.rb:277:in `initialize': no options provided (ArgumentError) from s.rb:6:in`new’ from s.rb:6 ---
**Author:** ![brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianspaid)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service/197215/2 "2008-04-05T01:25:53Z")
On Apr 4, 7:53 pm, Brian S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Agent\TBWin32ReportingAgt.exe’ > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/win32-service-0.6.1-x86-mswin32-60/lib/win32/serv > ice.rb:277:in `initialize': no options provided (ArgumentError) from s.rb:6:in `new’ > from s.rb:6 You’re using 0.5 win32-service syntax. with 0.6 you need to construct everything in inside the new block: [http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/595/service.html](http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/595/service.html) HTH, ---
**Author:** ![brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianspaid)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service/197215/3 "2008-04-05T01:55:55Z")
If I use the following code: Service.create(‘TBWin32Agt’, nil, :service\_type =\> Service::WIN32\_OWN\_PROCESS, :description =\> ’ Reporting Agent’, :start\_type =\> Service::AUTO\_START, :error\_control =\> Service::ERROR\_NORMAL, :binary\_path\_name =\> ‘C:\TBWin32\TB Reporting Agent\TBWin32ReportingAgt.exe’, :load\_order\_group =\> ‘Network’, :dependencies =\> [‘W32Time’,‘Schedule’], :service\_start\_name =\> ‘’, :password =\> ‘’, :display\_name =\> ‘TBWin32RptAgt’, ) I get “unexpected )” error Luis L. wrote: > On Apr 4, 7:53 pm, Brian S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Agent\TBWin32ReportingAgt.exe’ > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/win32-service-0.6.1-x86-mswin32-60/lib/win32/serv > > ice.rb:277:in `initialize': no options provided (ArgumentError) from s.rb:6:in `new’ > > from s.rb:6 > > You’re using 0.5 win32-service syntax. with 0.6 you need to construct > everything in inside the new block: > > [http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/595/service.html](http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/85/595/service.html) > > HTH, ---
**Author:** ![brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianspaid)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service/197215/4 "2008-04-05T02:07:54Z")
I tried removing that , before I’ll try again Luis L. wrote: > On Apr 4, 8:55 pm, Brian S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > ``` > > :dependencies => ['W32Time','Schedule'], > > :service_start_name => '', > > :password => '', > > :display_name => 'TBWin32RptAgt', > > > > ``` > > > > ) > > > > I get “unexpected )” error > > That’s because there is a ‘,’ before the ) … a silly typo, just > remove it. ---
**Author:** ![brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianspaid)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service/197215/5 "2008-04-05T02:06:12Z")
On Apr 4, 8:55 pm, Brian S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ``` > :dependencies => ['W32Time','Schedule'], > :service_start_name => '', > :password => '', > :display_name => 'TBWin32RptAgt', > > ``` > > ) > > I get “unexpected )” error That’s because there is a ‘,’ before the ) … a silly typo, just remove it. ---
**Author:** ![brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianspaid)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service/197215/6 "2008-04-05T02:12:14Z")
It worked Thank You Brian S. wrote: > I tried removing that , before I’ll try again > > Luis L. wrote: > > > On Apr 4, 8:55 pm, Brian S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > ``` > > > :dependencies => ['W32Time','Schedule'], > > > :service_start_name => '', > > > :password => '', > > > :display_name => 'TBWin32RptAgt', > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > ) > > > > > > I get “unexpected )” error > > > > That’s because there is a ‘,’ before the ) … a silly typo, just > > remove it. ---
**Author:** ![brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianspaid)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service/197215/7 "2008-04-05T04:25:58Z")
Brian S. wrote: > ``` > :dependencies => ['W32Time','Schedule'], > :service_start_name => '', > :password => '', > :display_name => 'TBWin32RptAgt', > > ``` > > ) > > I get “unexpected )” error You’ve got a trailing comma after ‘TBWin32RptAgt’. Ruby doesn’t like that. Regards, Dan