🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi,


Is it possible for Inter-Process-Communications to take place between a
DOS task and my Windows program?

What I would like to do is this....

Run a DOS application in the background which will accept commands from (and
return responses to) my Windows program. The interface need only be a
couple of character streams - just enough for me to pass a text string to
the DOS app. and for the DOS app. to respond in a similar manner.

The DOS application will in effect be a small communications system, which 
will accept commands from the Windows application in a similar manner as one
might enter them at the keyboard.
I reckon this is the best approach to get some decent time-slicing under
windows to allow the communications system to operate successfully. And, to be
honest it means I can use 99% of the code that will be running at the other
end of the line in a standard DOS environment.
(The reason why decent multi-tasking is important is that some of the commands
will begin exchange of files and data with a range of protocols, protocols
which I would like to use 'as-is' from my DOS code if possible). 

Another reason is that it should be possible (when the time comes ) for simple
replacement of the DOS task to provide communications over  X.25, ethernet,etc.
because the IPC is just a couple of text streams.

Is there any 'standard' method of acheiving such DOS<->Windows IPC?

If there is not, then could I acheive this interface my grabbing a software
interrupt of my choice and writing a TSR (Terminate and Stay Ropey) to
provide a couple of calls to buffer the messages between apps?
Is this as straightforward as I hope it is .... or does Windows Enhanced Mode
cause any problems in calling real-mode software interrupts?


I apologise for the length of this message ... I'm afraid I'm not very good
as explaining myself consisely (or at all maybe!).

If anyone could offer my any assistance whatsoever, I would be most grateful.

Many Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Regards,


Roger
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