How do I determine via Windows command line whether ALBD service is running?

Question

OK, I know how to start and stop ALBD, but how do I determine whether it is currently running? This is something I want to put in a Perl or DOS script, so it would have to be a

Answer 1

Albd is running as a normal windows service. To check if it is already started:

net start | find "Atria Location Broker"

To start the service

net start Albd

To stop the service

net start Albd

See also this answer.