Start a service with diffrent name

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We have a application service that fails to start each time the server is patched.
I would like to make a task to start the service, but the service name changes each time the application updates.

The service name now is “MFServer 23.6.12695.4”

Is there a way BigFix can first figure out the full service name, and start that service?

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I’m hoping that each update will only affect version information, leaving the initial characters untouched.

//Applicability Relevance

Windows of operating system AND exists service whose (service name of it as lowercase starts with "MFServer" as lowercase)

//Action Script

    delete __createfile
    delete "__Download\Start_Service.bat
    createfile until EOF

    {concatenation "%0a" of ("sc start %22" & it & "%22") of (service names of services whose (service name of it as lowercase starts with "MFServer" as lowercase))}

    EOF
    move __createfile "__Download\Start_Service.bat"

    //override timeout after 2 min 
    override wait
    hidden=true
    timeout_seconds=120
    disposition=terminate
    wait cmd.exe /c "__Download\Start_Service.bat"
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Thank you! Works like a dream :slight_smile:

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You could do something like this also…

continue if {exists services whose (service name of it as string as lowercase starts with "mfserver")}
parameter "_Servicename"="{(service name of it) of services whose (service name of it as string as lowercase starts with "mfserver")}"
dos net start "{parameter "_Servicename"}"

If you want, you could also have it check if the service is running.

continue if {exists services whose (service name of it as string as lowercase starts with "mfserver")}
continue if {(state of it) of service whose (service name of it as string as lowercase starts with "mfserver") as lowercase = "stopped"}
parameter "_Servicename"="{(service name of it) of services whose (service name of it as string as lowercase starts with "mfserver")}"
dos net start "{parameter "_Servicename"}"
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