Calling a method on a different process

[Mike Smith]

Hello all,

I am looking to call a method on a process - in fact another instance of the
same application - once I have already determined it is running. Do I need
to use remoting to achieve this or is there a simpler mechanism since it is
on the same machine?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
Mike

[Rob Tillie]

I think the best way is to use remoting, but there are other options like
MSMQ I believe to communicate between AppDomains...

Greetz,
-- Rob.

Mike Smith wrote:

Hello all,

I am looking to call a method on a process - in fact another instance
of the same application - once I have already determined it is
running. Do I need to use remoting to achieve this or is there a
simpler mechanism since it is on the same machine?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
Mike

[Mike Smith]

Would I be right in thinking though that this would invoke the method in the
caller's process rather than in the called process? In my case I definitely
need to affect the actions of the found process rather than simply use the
method.

Hope this makes sense,

Mike

"mk" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
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If you have a reference to the assembly, you can
instantiate the class you need and call the method you
need. Given that it is another instance, you have all
the class structures available to you. For example (a is
the other process assembly):
object o = a.CreateInstance("YourAppName.CTargetClass");
CTargetClass ct = (CTargetClass)o;
ct.TargetMethod();

HTH,

MK

-----Original Message-----
Hello all,

I am looking to call a method on a process - in fact

another instance of the

same application - once I have already determined it is

running. Do I need

to use remoting to achieve this or is there a simpler

mechanism since it is

on the same machine?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
Mike
.

[mk]

Check out .Net Remoting, Server Activated Objects, you'll
be on the same machine so use BinaryFormatting and TCP
channels.

HTH,

mk

-----Original Message-----
Would I be right in thinking though that this would invoke the method in thecaller's process rather than in the called process? In my case I definitelyneed to affect the actions of the found process rather than simply use themethod.

Hope this makes sense,

Mike

"mk" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
news:00****************************@phx.gbl...

If you have a reference to the assembly, you can
instantiate the class you need and call the method you
need. Given that it is another instance, you have all
the class structures available to you. For example (a is the other process assembly):
object o = a.CreateInstance ("YourAppName.CTargetClass"); CTargetClass ct = (CTargetClass)o;
ct.TargetMethod();

HTH,

MK

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello all,
>
>I am looking to call a method on a process - in fact

another instance of the

>same application - once I have already determined it

is running. Do I need

>to use remoting to achieve this or is there a simpler

mechanism since it is

>on the same machine?
>
>Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
>Mike
>
>
>.
>

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