Sql trigger to start and pass parameters to windows service

Question

I have a working windows service that generates reports based on parameters. I need to start a windows service when a new row inserted into a table and pass some newly inserted values to service to generate report. How to accomplish this? Am pretty new to this so please elaborate answer!

Answer 1

If you have access to xp_cmdshell, then you could run a NET START command, but usually xp_cmdshell is not a good idea to allow for a user as they'll need the sysadmin role.