User interface for a Service

[dan]

We have created a program P1 (VB.net) which must be permanently active in
order to perform some administrative tasks on the hard disk. It will be
installed as a service and thus has no user interface.

We want to create a program P2 to allow the Sever Administrator to monitor
the activity of P1; it is necessary for him to know where in its cycle P1
is at a certain moment and how many seconds remain until it starts the next
task. It will also be handy to pause and restart P1 from P2.

Question: Which is the best way to enable the communication between P1 and
P2.

Thank you very much,
Dan

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "dan" <de*@wayland-informatics.com> scripsit:

We have created a program P1 (VB.net) which must be permanently active in
order to perform some administrative tasks on the hard disk. It will be
installed as a service and thus has no user interface.

We want to create a program P2 to allow the Sever Administrator to monitor
the activity of P1; it is necessary for him to know where in its cycle P1
is at a certain moment and how many seconds remain until it starts the next
task. It will also be handy to pause and restart P1 from P2.

Question: Which is the best way to enable the communication between P1 and
P2.

Untested: "Remoting".

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

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[dan]

Thanks Herfried, very useful information!
Dan

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* "dan" <de*@wayland-informatics.com> scripsit:

We have created a program P1 (VB.net) which must be permanently active in order to perform some administrative tasks on the hard disk. It will be
installed as a service and thus has no user interface.

We want to create a program P2 to allow the Sever Administrator to monitor the activity of P1; it is necessary for him to know where in its cycle P1 is at a certain moment and how many seconds remain until it starts the next task. It will also be handy to pause and restart P1 from P2.

Question: Which is the best way to enable the communication between P1 and P2.

Untested: "Remoting".

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

<http://www.plig.net/nnq/nquote.html>