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pro_vb thread: Help. Connecting to a running instance exe.


Message #1 by "Stuart Naylor" <indtec@e...> on Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:29:58 +0100

Actually I am going explain the basics of what I am trying to do.

I have an project which will have three separate processes.

1...	a TCP/IP server (winsock)
2...	a Directory Scanner
3...	a OCR application

When the OCR app runs (when triggered by the directory scanner) the computer
is under extreme load for about 2 minutes. This is fair enough as I want the
OCR job done ASAP.
Everything starts with the TCP/IP server which works away and the important
thing is that it should work independent of the OCR job. The TCP/IP server
sets the directories to be scanned and provides a file transport. When a
file is found by the scanner that is forwarded to the OCR app.

I am intrested in any opinions on how to accomplish this and what would be
the best methods of interprocess communication.

My thought path leads me to creating 3 services which is no problem what I
am struggling with is a method of interprocess communication between the
three services. Also a queueing mechanism so that pending operations do not
stop or wait for interprocess routines to finnish.

Thanks
Stuart.





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