Need to initiate seperate background processes using .NET Remoting for Interprocess Communication

Question

Hello,

I need to solve simplest problem. I have some abstract factory which will initiate on demand seperate processes(.NET EXE's). It means abstract factory needs to initiate processes at any time and let the newly created processes be able to communicate with process in which abstract factory reside. This interprocess communication is going to be done factory created them. Thse processes would background processes (no GUI involved).. What's the possible solution to this problem.

.NET remoting or PIPES all makes the processes able to communicate after they have been initiated . But here first they need to be initiated on demand and they'll execute seprate standalon processes (They will be shown in task manager as well as standing process) and then after that inter process communication will take place.

Regards Usman

Answer 1

Look at the System.IO.Pipes Namespace.

Anonymous pipes are designed for parent-child interprocess communication.

There are examples provided if you follow the link.

You can also use the named Mutex Class for synchronization and the Process Class for starting child processes.