Setting up the Windows service to host Datacap Web Services

To host Datacap Web Services as a Windows service, install the Datacap Windows Service by using the installation wizard. You must start the Datacap Windows Service before you can validate the installation by opening the Datacap Web Services help page.

1. Install the Datacap Windows Service from the installation wizard.
   1. Make the installation package available on your network or insert the Datacap CD in the web server's CD/DVD drive. If the installation process does not start automatically or if the package is on the network, open Windows Explorer, navigate to and double-click the Setup.exe.
   2. Select the appropriate language, then click OK. The language that you select determines the language that is displayed by the installation program during the installation process.
   3. When additional, redistributed software is required, the installation program displays a list of the items to be installed. Click Install.
   4. Click Next.
   5. Accept the license agreement and click Next.
   6. Select the Custom option and click Next.
   7. Select the Datacap Windows Service option from the list of components.
   8. Click Next.
   9. Click Install.
   10. Click Finish
2. Start the Datacap Windows Service.
   1. Go to Administrative Tools > Services.
   2. Right-click Datacap Windows Service and select Start.
3. Validate the installation of Datacap Web Services by opening the help page.
   1. Go to c:\Datacap\Taskmaster and open wTMservice.exe.config with Notepad.
   2. Copy the baseAddress URL to your browser and add /help. The following is an example of a baseAddress URL in the wTMservice.exe.config file.

              <host>
                <baseAddresses>
                  <add baseAddress="http://localhost:82/service" />
                </baseAddresses>
              </host>

      In this example, the URL of the help page is http://localhost:82/service/help,
   3. When the Datacap Web Services help page opens, you can click one of the links in the Method column to show detailed information about the REST API endpoint.