/**
* Ask the ServiceControlManager to start the service.
*
* @return true on success
*/
public boolean start() {
Advapi32 advapi32;
SC_HANDLE serviceManager, service;
boolean success = false;
advapi32 = Advapi32.INSTANCE;
serviceManager = openServiceControlManager(null, WinNT.GENERIC_EXECUTE);
if (serviceManager != null) {
service = advapi32.OpenService(serviceManager, serviceName, WinNT.GENERIC_EXECUTE);
if (service != null) {
success = advapi32.StartService(service, 0, null);
advapi32.CloseServiceHandle(service);
}
advapi32.CloseServiceHandle(serviceManager);
}
return (success);
}
