Hi Bill, you could use .NET Remoting in this case as it allows you to run "WebServices anywhere". You can also publish an existing object instance on a given URL and allow remote clients to call its methods (from any .NET application, not just when using IIS as a server).
For more information, please look at http://www.dotnetremoting.cc/FAQs/PUBLISHING_OBJECT.asp [and maybe also http://www.dotnetremoting.cc/FAQs/singleton_is_dying.asp to read a little about the lifetime issues involved when doing this] HTH, -Ingo Author of "Advanced .NET Remoting" http://www.dotnetremoting.cc > -----Original Message----- > From: Erskine, Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 4:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DOTNET] Webservice to existing object? > > > Is there any way for a webservice to call methods on an > object existing in a > different thread already running in an .exe? > > I have this "gateway" running as a .NET .exe that polls a database for > messages to send through socket communication to a legacy > system. We use a > webservice to place a message to send to the legacy system in > the database. > When the "gateway" polls that database and finds a new > message it calls the > "send" function. This works fine, but I would prefer a > solution that didn't > involve polling or using any type of queue. > > I would just create a new instance of the "gateway" object > whenever I wanted > to send a message, but establishing a connection to the legacy system > requires a tedious handshake ritual that takes several seconds. > > I'm looking for a more efficient way to send message a > message through this > gateway to the legacy system, and wondered if the webservice > that inserts > the message into the database could also call the send method of the > "gateway" .exe. Any ideas? > > Thanks! > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe > from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
