.NET IPC / Remoting

[dan0r2]

Hey all,

Using VB.net I'm looking at having one program invoke another program.

e.g. trayprog.exe will invoke database.exe - making one of database.exe's forms appear.

Found a wealth of info on google & MSDN, and Inter Process Communication seems to be achievable using a technology MS call 'Remoting'.

However does anyone have a perhaps quick and dirty sample (c# or VB welcomed) or experience to help sole my problem?

Thanks.

 

[dan0r2]

are you talking more about executing the program and then communicating data to and from it?

Yes.

 

[dan0r2]

Thanks Goksly I hadn't come across that article in my search on codeproject. The message passing could provide a temporary and inital solution to my problem.

However later on down the line I know the 2 programs will likely become 4+ and that there will be more activity between the clients and
server.

Also there isn't as such a need to pass data, more to invoke and trigger events.

So I'm reluctant to start building a message passing system based on this.