I'm creating a Custom Plug-in for an ATI Remote, I downloaded there SDK but
the damn thing is all in Unmanaged C++. In there example they are posting
messages to a Window to get the command to execute.. So that I don't have
to change much of the C++ code, I want to post message for my application
just like the what is done in the Example. My question is though How can I
retrieve the messages in my VB.Net Application posted from the C++ dll?
I've looked and the MessageQueue object but that isn't going to work because
I don't have messagequeuing installed. Does anyone know how I can know when
the message is posted or have a better suggestion, I'd Like to stay away
from changing too much of the C++ code cause I'm finding out that I don't
know nearly as much about it as i thought I did..

Mike,
A "better" solution is .NET remoting. ;-)

However to get what you have to work, you can override the Control.WndProc
method to process Windows messages sent to your app.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...dProcTopic.asp

To send a message to the C++ app, you will need to declare the SendMessage
Win32 API. (I don't have a sample handy.)

Hope this helps
Jay


"Mike Bulava" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm creating a Custom Plug-in for an ATI Remote, I downloaded there SDK
but
> the damn thing is all in Unmanaged C++. In there example they are posting
> messages to a Window to get the command to execute.. So that I don't have
> to change much of the C++ code, I want to post message for my application
> just like the what is done in the Example. My question is though How can
I
> retrieve the messages in my VB.Net Application posted from the C++ dll?
> I've looked and the MessageQueue object but that isn't going to work
because
> I don't have messagequeuing installed. Does anyone know how I can know
when
> the message is posted or have a better suggestion, I'd Like to stay away
> from changing too much of the C++ code cause I'm finding out that I don't
> know nearly as much about it as i thought I did..
>
>

S.O.A.B.!! Remoting didn't even cross my mind... That might be the best
thing to do.. Not I just have to figure out how to do it in C++

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Mike,
> A "better" solution is .NET remoting. ;-)
>
> However to get what you have to work, you can override the Control.WndProc
> method to process Windows messages sent to your app.
>
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...dProcTopic.asp
>
> To send a message to the C++ app, you will need to declare the SendMessage
> Win32 API. (I don't have a sample handy.)
>
> Hope this helps
> Jay
>
>
> "Mike Bulava" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eJZAw%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm creating a Custom Plug-in for an ATI Remote, I downloaded there SDK
> but
> > the damn thing is all in Unmanaged C++. In there example they are
posting
> > messages to a Window to get the command to execute.. So that I don't
have
> > to change much of the C++ code, I want to post message for my
application
> > just like the what is done in the Example. My question is though How
can
> I
> > retrieve the messages in my VB.Net Application posted from the C++ dll?
> > I've looked and the MessageQueue object but that isn't going to work
> because
> > I don't have messagequeuing installed. Does anyone know how I can know
> when
> > the message is posted or have a better suggestion, I'd Like to stay away
> > from changing too much of the C++ code cause I'm finding out that I
don't
> > know nearly as much about it as i thought I did..
> >
> >
>
>