How to build a .Net app which runs on desktop and as a Windows Service
- by Mike
Ok, I hope this is not too much confusing (with my poor English). I want to build a small .Net 4.0 app which monitors several other applications on a Windows Server OR on a regular Windows PC. It will have a WPF GUI with a variety of graphical controls.
The app will be used in the following scenarios:
If installed on a PC it should run as a “normal” single Windows
desktop app
If installed on a Server, it should run as a Windows Service. To use/manage the app it must have the same WPF GUI as in scenario 1 and the GUI should be run on the Server or on a remote PC
At the moment I consider to write the application logic and connect it to the WPF GUI using a self-hosted WCF Data Service IN BOTH SCENARIOS. Since I’m not a pro developer I suppose it’s possible that I've missed something ;-)
Will this work? Are there other/better solutions? Any answer or comment is highly appreciated.