how do I exchange data between applications

[bernhard7gruber]

what is the best way to exchange data between two apps ?

both of them run on the same machine

the task is simply to check wheater the other app is there and if so, to send a list of numbers (ids in a datatable)

are there any predefined objects to use, or do i have to code all that stuff with sockets ...

Im thinking of the so hyped SOAP

 

[Derek Stone]

Interprocess communications are widely done using sockets, and thats most likely your best bet. Id also use a [msdn=System.Threading.Mutex]mutex[/msdn] for the detection of the receiving application. Thatll save you a bit of code.