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[Mike Bulava]

I'm creating a Custom Plug-in for an ATI Remote, I downloaded there SDK but
the damn thing is all in Unmanaged C++. In there example they are posting
messages to a Window to get the command to execute.. So that I don't have
to change much of the C++ code, I want to post message for my application
just like the what is done in the Example. My question is though How can I
retrieve the messages in my VB.Net Application posted from the C++ dll?
I've looked and the MessageQueue object but that isn't going to work because
I don't have messagequeuing installed. Does anyone know how I can know when
the message is posted or have a better suggestion, I'd Like to stay away
from changing too much of the C++ code cause I'm finding out that I don't
know nearly as much about it as i thought I did..

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Mike,
A "better" solution is .NET remoting. ;-)

However to get what you have to work, you can override the Control.WndProc
method to process Windows messages sent to your app.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...dProcTopic.asp

To send a message to the C++ app, you will need to declare the SendMessage
Win32 API. (I don't have a sample handy.)

Hope this helps
Jay
"Mike Bulava" <mb*****@comcast.net> wrote in message
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I'm creating a Custom Plug-in for an ATI Remote, I downloaded there SDK but the damn thing is all in Unmanaged C++. In there example they are posting
messages to a Window to get the command to execute.. So that I don't have
to change much of the C++ code, I want to post message for my application
just like the what is done in the Example. My question is though How can I retrieve the messages in my VB.Net Application posted from the C++ dll?
I've looked and the MessageQueue object but that isn't going to work because I don't have messagequeuing installed. Does anyone know how I can know when the message is posted or have a better suggestion, I'd Like to stay away
from changing too much of the C++ code cause I'm finding out that I don't
know nearly as much about it as i thought I did..

[Mike Bulava]

S.O.A.B.!! Remoting didn't even cross my mind... That might be the best
thing to do.. Not I just have to figure out how to do it in C++

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message
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Mike,
A "better" solution is .NET remoting. ;-)

However to get what you have to work, you can override the Control.WndProc
method to process Windows messages sent to your app.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...dProcTopic.asp
To send a message to the C++ app, you will need to declare the SendMessage
Win32 API. (I don't have a sample handy.)

Hope this helps
Jay
"Mike Bulava" <mb*****@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:eJ****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

I'm creating a Custom Plug-in for an ATI Remote, I downloaded there SDK but

the damn thing is all in Unmanaged C++. In there example they are posting messages to a Window to get the command to execute.. So that I don't have to change much of the C++ code, I want to post message for my application just like the what is done in the Example. My question is though How can I

retrieve the messages in my VB.Net Application posted from the C++ dll?
I've looked and the MessageQueue object but that isn't going to work

because

I don't have messagequeuing installed. Does anyone know how I can know

when

the message is posted or have a better suggestion, I'd Like to stay away
from changing too much of the C++ code cause I'm finding out that I

don't know nearly as much about it as i thought I did..