Another option is to use a ligh-weight messaging hub like the Intercom system - you can put a contol on the form that subscribes to events that are raised by the COM server. See my chat article in Feb2001 FoxTalk for an example of this. The article is also availble on
my site>>Take a look at the Microsoft Message Queue. I have never used it, but my understanding is it will let you pass a message from one application to another.
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>It isn't automatic. You still need to poll the queue to see if there is a message waiting.
If we were to introduce Visual FoxBase+, would we be able to work from the dotNet Prompt?
From Top 22 Developer Responses to defects in Software
2. "It’s not a bug, it’s a feature."
1. "I thought I fixed that."
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