Having a message box popup on several other computer

[RD]

Computer A is doing an automated retrieval job running 24-7 (using a VB.Net
Windows form application). If something goes wrong in the process we want to
trap the error (no problem with that) and then have a message pop up on top
of any other Window on other computers on the LAN to warn the users at those
workstations of the problem.

How could we do the last part of the description above (ie the popup window
on a number of other computers on our LAN). We want to be able to change the
list of computers where messages should appear and ideally there should not
be any special programs required to be installed on the other these other
computers (people will just keep changing the computers at certain locations
and we don't want to have to do installs of software each time they do) . If
we could keep the list of names of the destination computers in a SQL server
table that can be changed by a user at the site that would be ideal.

Does anyone have any ideas or sample code that I can look at to do this kind
of thing?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Bob

 

[Thom]

You might look at doing something with Net Send from the old days. Looks to
be still available and seems to be easy enought to manage with your list of
users or stations.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...ndowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/net_send.asp
just 2 cents worth...
thom

 

[RD]

Thanks Tom,
Good idea, found out how and tested it. Works fine.

Bob