Using the CatTools Service Manager

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CatTools provides the Manager application that allows you to manage the service.

·	Install   installs the service to the Windows service manager under the default local system account

·	Install As   installs the service to the Windows service manager under a specified account

·	Uninstall   uninstalls the service from the Windows service manager

·	Start      starts the service running and tries to show the user interface

·	Stop      stops the service running

·	Show   shows the user interface. service is started if not running

·	Remote access   runs CatTools standard mode application when the service interface cannot be viewed. service must be stopped

·	Monitor InfoLog file   see below

Monitoring the InfoLog.txt file with the Manager

The InfoLog.txt file is a log of all the messages CatTools logs while it is running. Viewing this file enables you to see exactly what CatTools is doing at any time.

When you press the "Monitor InfoLog file" button, the file monitor window will appear. By default, the InfoLog.txt file is monitored for changes every 500 milliseconds. To change the refresh time, modify the following setting in the Manager settings ini file. (KiwiCatToolsManager-Settings.ini).

[Log Monitor Options]

Refresh Time=500

The maximum refresh time is 65000 milliseconds
The minimum refresh time is 50 milliseconds
The default refresh time is 500 milliseconds

When using the "Remote access" button from the CatTools Manager application the standard mode application is run and the service must be stopped. Make your changes to CatTools with the interactive version and when finished close the application and restart the service. When the service starts up, it will automatically enter "timer mode" after 5 seconds if setup to do this and will action any scheduled activities.