On Wed, 26 May 2004 20:26:36 +0100, "Tim Marsden" <TM@UK.COM> wrote:

>I am new to distributed application programming. Could anybody give me
>advice on how to accomplish the following? I am writing in VB.NET. I would
>like to keep away from web services and IIS if possible. Perhaps using some
>form of remoting.
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>I would like to develop an application which sits on a "server". (or a Pc
>which sits in the corner)
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>This application would take requests from a "client" application; the client
>app will sit on numerous PCs.
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>The server app would then process the request and pass the result back to
>the client app.
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>The process taking place on the server could be lengthy, so I would like to
>be able to run multiple requests at once (different threads). I would like
>to set a maximum number of concurrent processes, the other requests would
>queue up on a first come first served basis, waiting for a free thread.
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>I would like a graphical representation of which requests are being
>processed and which are in the queue.
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>Please respond with any thoughts. Every response is appreciated.
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>Regards
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>Tim Marsden
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