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Function name : CloseServiceHandle

Group: Service - Library: advapi32

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The CloseServiceHandle function closes a handle to a service control manager or service object.

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Code examples:

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Declaration:

BOOL CloseServiceHandle(
  SC_HANDLE hSCObject
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER CloseServiceHandle IN advapi32;
	INTEGER hSCObject  

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Parameters:

hSCObject [in] Handle to the service control manager object or the service object to close.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

The CloseServiceHandle function does not destroy the service control manager object referred to by the handle. A service control manager object cannot be destroyed. A service object can be destroyed by calling the DeleteService function.

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