uses WinSvc;


//-------------------------------------
// get service status
//
// return status code if successful
// -1 if not
//
// return codes:
//   SERVICE_STOPPED
//   SERVICE_RUNNING
//   SERVICE_PAUSED
//
// following return codes
// are used to indicate that
// the service is in the
// middle of getting to one
// of the above states:
//   SERVICE_START_PENDING
//   SERVICE_STOP_PENDING
//   SERVICE_CONTINUE_PENDING
//   SERVICE_PAUSE_PENDING
//
// sMachine:
//   machine name, ie: \\SERVER
//   empty = local machine
//
// sService
//   service name, ie: Alerter
//
function ServiceGetStatus(
  sMachine,
  sService : string ) : DWord;
var
  //
  // service control
  // manager handle
  schm,
  //
  // service handle
  schs   : SC_Handle;
  //
  // service status
  ss     : TServiceStatus;
  //
  // current service status
  dwStat : DWord;
begin
  dwStat := -1;

  // connect to the service
  // control manager 
  schm := OpenSCManager(
    PChar(sMachine),
    Nil,
    SC_MANAGER_CONNECT);

  // if successful...
  if(schm > 0)then
  begin
    // open a handle to
    // the specified service
    schs := OpenService(
      schm,
      PChar(sService),
      // we want to
      // query service status
      SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS);

    // if successful...
    if(schs > 0)then
    begin
      // retrieve the current status
      // of the specified service    
      if(QueryServiceStatus(
           schs,
           ss))then
      begin
        dwStat := ss.dwCurrentState;
      end;
      
      // close service handle
      CloseServiceHandle(schs);
    end;

    // close service control
    // manager handle
    CloseServiceHandle(schm);
  end;

  Result := dwStat;
end;