How create Windows Services in Azure using Visual Studio 2012

Question

Hi,
I have a need to write a Windows Service (Batch Job), which would execute everyday at a specified time, say 4:00AM. This job will do some processing and will send out an email to predefined users. I am using Visual Studio 2012 for the development.
Based on some research, it looks like that Azure doesn't have a concept of Windows Service. Rather, we need to create WorkerRole to achieve the same.
I wrote the code to implement the WorkerRole. The problem, I am facing is that
1. How to prevent the continuous looping of the code below? I want the task to be executed only once a day at 4:00AM
2. How do I schedule this functionality in Azure?
Any help will be highly appreciated. I have provided the code sample below.
Thanks.
   public class WorkerRole : RoleEntryPoint
        public override void Run()
            while (true)
                SendNewsEmail();
                Thread.Sleep(10000);
       private void SendNewsEmail()
            /*Email Logic Goes Here*/
        public override bool OnStart()
            // Set the maximum number of concurrent connections
            ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit = 12;
            return base.OnStart();

Answer 1

HI
I think JuneT's answer is what you want.
However it's for Azure website.
If you still want to use a workerRole, you need much harder work.
You can use Timers Class to do such things:
http://stick2basic.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/how-to-schedule-a-c-windows-service-to-run-a-method-daily/
How do I schedule this functionality in Azure
I suggest you save the settings file in a cloud table, and notify your webrole using WCF service to let the service get the new settings when your changed it.
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