Question

I am using Windows Service using C#.I want an output in Console say Console.WriteLine(“Hello”).I am not able to get that whereas I am able to successfully write it make an eventLog Entry.

  eventLog1.WriteEntry("In OnStart");
        try
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Hello");         
            DBSyncHandler sync = new DBSyncHandler();
            sync.startSync();

        }

Say therefore I am not able to check whether it is writing to Console and executing below mentioned code.

Answer 1

You probably mean Debug.WriteLine don’t you ? If so, use the sysinternals debug viewer to watch every debug message send by any application (including services)

edit : Step by step

1. Replace the Console.WriteLine by Debug.WriteLine
2. Download debug viewer
3. Run debug viewer and start your service
4. Debug Viewer will show you every message send to Debug. (you can filter to only see what’s interresting for you)
5. Voila !