Christof,
I think Foxweb uses Named Pipes also for IPC. Also, the free MS Query builder that used to ship with .vfp. used a timer and used CGI for web apps.
>Hi,
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>all VFP web tools do actually use VFP to execute code. There are several ways:
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>- Use a COM server that is called from an ASP or ASP.NET document. That's the way ActiveVFP works,
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>- In the ISAPI instantiate a COM server (or multiple with pool management). This is how the FOXISAPI sample, WebConnection, AFP 2.4 and (I think) FoxWeb work and what ASP does internally.
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>- Run the VFP application separately and use interprocess communcication like a named pipe. This is how AFP 3 works and what ASP.NET does.
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>- Run the VFP application with a timer. Have the ISAPI extension create a file with the request, and the VFP part a file with the response. This is what WebConnection does when you run the server in the VFP development environment.
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>--
>Christof