sorry i should have mentioned that the error message i get is:
System.MissingMemberException: Public member 'setdata' on type 'MarshalByRefObject' not found.
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.LateBinding .InternalLateCall(Object o, Type objType, String name, Object[] args, String[] paramnames, Boolean[] CopyBack, Boolean IgnoreReturn)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.LateBinding .LateCall(Object o, Type objType, String name, Object[] args, String[] paramnames, Boolean[] CopyBack)
at SystemPicker.frmMain.ClickedConnectButton(Object sender, EventArgs e) in G:\M1.net\Development\Sourcecode\GlobalM1\SystemPi cker\frmMain.
vb:line 225