Re: Noob Win32 IPC
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Hi all,
Noob question about interprocess communications between two apps running
on the same machine.
I need to pass information from one application to the second (one-way).
Part of the problem is, the first app only has its data at infrequent
intervals and the second app only needs to read the IPC data at infrequent
intervals; but both apps cannot afford to sit around waiting for the
other. I am guessing I need some sort of asynchronous style of comms,
where the first app posts its message then continues working, then at some
later time the second app will read the message?
I was considering using files written on the HDD, but would prefer a
faster method. Maybe a mailslot is what I need? Maybe a named pipe?
Any advice? Sample codes are always welcome :)
The easiest way to do this is with SendMessage WM_COPYDATA. This assumes
that the receiver app has a window with a known wndclass name (so FindWindow
can find it) and that it pumps messages. SendMessage is a synchronous call,
blocking until the receiving app processes the message.
If that does not fit then you can consider a named pipe, or even a socket
connection on the loopback address.
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