Is it possible to start and stop a VB Prog remotely

[Tim Fox]

Is it possible to start and stop a VB Prog remotely. I would like to be able
to do this to a VB prog that is sat on one of our servers but do not know
where to start with this. Any help would be appreciated

[Joe \Nuke Me Xemu\ Foster]

"Tim Fox" <timfox.1@virgin.net> wrote in message <news:3ac62a07$1@news.devx.com>...

> Is it possible to start and stop a VB Prog remotely. I would like to be able
> to do this to a VB prog that is sat on one of our servers but do not know
> where to start with this. Any help would be appreciated

How do you start and stop it currently? Do you have control over its
source code? Perhaps you could incorporate a publicly creatable COM/DCOM
class you could use to control it? What sort of protocol and security
constraints do you need to consider? If all else fails, there's always
NetDDE, a disgracefully underrated technology. Like Jet, used properly,
it is too easy to code, maintain, and administer, so no wonder MSFT is
intent upon killing them.

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