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Re: How to communicate with Service Application

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From: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 09:01
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"Azrin Aris" <azrin@rndtm.net.my> wrote in message
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> My first problem is how my external application can
> communicate with my service application.

The same way that any applications can communicate with each other in
general.  There are many mechanisms available - named pipes, TCP/IP sockets,
RPC, COM, shared memory, just to name a few.

>   e.g open a built-in form, closing it, etc.

Services are not normally supposed to display GUI elements to begin with.
Services are supposed to be background tasks.  Why can't your non-service
application be the one to display the GUI form?


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