Referencing a Windows Forms App from a Windows Service App

[ZokWobblefotz]

Using VS2010 .NET 4.0

Is there a way to basically merge a Windows Forms Application with a Windows Service Application and allow the passing of parameters on start up to determine if it should start the standard GUI or launch as a system service.

Is that even possible or reasonable?

I'd like to not have to manager two projects xD (would that be the only alternative?)

Thanks,
Zok

[dglienna]

A Service BY DEFAULT can have no USER INPUT, so NO. Of course, you could probably figure out a way to pass parameters to modules, but, I wouldn't bother

[DataMiser]

I think you need two projects in one solution one to compile as an exe the other as a service. Both could share one or more of the classes but the programs would be independant of each other.

[ZokWobblefotz]

Thanks to you both. I'ma try DataMiser's solution and see how it goes =)

[TT(n)]

I agree with two different projects as much better and easier than a single.

Although, in Vista/7 it is easy to add a program so that it starts up at the boot screen, provided the user adding it is an admin. In that case a single windows form app will do.