This page mentions to place a "StartServiceAt()" call in a service's "Service_Start" Sub:
Is there any particular reason why it has to be in the Start_Activity sub?
I ask because my service does some operations (outside of the Start_Activity sub) which will determine what time the service should be scheduled to run again, and then later do a StartServiceAt() in a sub that is NOT the Service_Start sub - in fact, the StartServiceAt call might be in a different service all together.
So, is there some reason a StartServiceAt should be in the Start_Activity - for example would it increase the reliability that the service will in fact run at the scheduled time?
Service Modules
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Is there any particular reason why it has to be in the Start_Activity sub?
I ask because my service does some operations (outside of the Start_Activity sub) which will determine what time the service should be scheduled to run again, and then later do a StartServiceAt() in a sub that is NOT the Service_Start sub - in fact, the StartServiceAt call might be in a different service all together.
So, is there some reason a StartServiceAt should be in the Start_Activity - for example would it increase the reliability that the service will in fact run at the scheduled time?