"Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am trying to pass a value from an ASP script to a VB application running
> on the server. The only way I have got this to work is by using a file,
> which is too slow. I tried using DDE but if a VB app contains a form then
I
> can't get it to run under IIS. Anybody done something similar?
>
>

"Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> Yes. It is a small VB app which sends a DDE string to another VB app
which
> is running all the time. It works from the command line, but as it uses a
> form it hangs when called from an ASP script as I think it is trying to
> interact with the desktop. (you can see the app in Task Manager). A
> similar app which just writes to a file works OK.
>
>
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in message
> news:uHdisK1hDHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > How are you calling the VB app? Are you just executing it with a shell
> > command, or is it an activeX thing and you're creating it within your
ASP
> > app?
> >
> > Ray at work
> >
> > "Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > news:blbtvt$u2m$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am trying to pass a value from an ASP script to a VB application
> running
> > > on the server. The only way I have got this to work is by using a
file,
> > > which is too slow. I tried using DDE but if a VB app contains a form
> then
> > I
> > > can't get it to run under IIS. Anybody done something similar?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:blc29g$ua4$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> It's not ActiveX as you may have guessed. I am using Wscript.Shell, but
> this doesn't work if the VB project has a form in it. If it has no form I
> can take the command$ argument and write it to a file. To use DDE I need
a
> form with a TextBox. Even though the form doesn't display I think it
causes
> a problem when run from Wscript.Shell because you have to load the form
even
> if it doesn't display. (I am guessing here).
>
> BTW I don't have to use DDE if you can suggest a better way. I just need
to
> pass some text from an ASP script to a running VB app on the server.
>

"Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:blcef3$lks$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> I have 1 app running on the server that communicates with the serial
port
> (sending data) and listens for DDE from either a local app, netDDE
or from
> the web server via the command line app. The communication between
the web
> server and the app doesn't have to be DDE, I used it because it if
fairly
> easy to implement in VB6. I have seen examples using a very similar
method,
> but the ran on PWS not IIS. PWS has an option to 'allow interaction
with
> the desktop' that IIS doesn't seem to have. I think you are correct
about
> DDE as it is not supported in VB.NOT, but using COM as an
alternative is
> difficult in VB6.
>
> In summary the user submits a form that sends some text to the
serial port.
> The VB bit if for checking an to allow another GUI to also use the
same
> port.
>
>
> I had hoped to get the communication with the serial port to be 2
way, but
> one way will do for now!
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in
message
> news:%230iukW2hDHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Even if it's a GUI app, you may still be able to run it on the
server.
> But
> > it's better to use applications that are created for running sans
GUI.
> >
> > I could have sworn I heard rumors about DDE being added to
Microsoft's
> > "Deprecated Technologies" list. I'm not sure how true that is, as
I
> believe
> > that netdde still exists in 2003, at least.
> >
> > What are you trying to do here? Have a user submit a form, and
then your
> > asp page will call one VB app which will then call another? If
so, the
> > issue is with your VB app.
> >
> > Ray at work
> >
> >
> > "Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > news:blc29g$ua4$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > It's not ActiveX as you may have guessed. I am using
Wscript.Shell, but
> > > this doesn't work if the VB project has a form in it. If it has
no form
> I
> > > can take the command$ argument and write it to a file. To use
DDE I
> need
> > a
> > > form with a TextBox. Even though the form doesn't display I
think it
> > causes
> > > a problem when run from Wscript.Shell because you have to load
the form
> > even
> > > if it doesn't display. (I am guessing here).
> > >
> > > BTW I don't have to use DDE if you can suggest a better way. I
just
> need
> > to
> > > pass some text from an ASP script to a running VB app on the
server.
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in message
news:uHdisK1hDHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> How are you calling the VB app? Are you just executing it with a shell
> command, or is it an activeX thing and you're creating it within your ASP
> app?
>
> Ray at work
>
> "Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> news:blbtvt$u2m$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to pass a value from an ASP script to a VB application
running
> > on the server. The only way I have got this to work is by using a file,
> > which is too slow. I tried using DDE but if a VB app contains a form
then
> I
> > can't get it to run under IIS. Anybody done something similar?
> >
> >
>
>

"Phillip Windell" <pwindell{at}wandtv*d0t*com> wrote in message
news:ezI6P63hDHA.3448@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> If it is done with VB than it is not "commandline"!
>
> VB doesn't do "commandline" (aka "console" applications)
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [CCNA, MVP, MCP]

Phillip Windell wrote:
> If it is done with VB than it is not "commandline"!
>
> VB doesn't do "commandline" (aka "console" applications)
>

"Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in message
news:%23B3mRg1hDHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Person1: Is it A or B?
> Person2: Yes
>
> Nice. ;]
>
> If it works from the command line, does it accept command$ arguments? If
> so, execute it with the Wscript.Shell object. Here's a page about that.
> http://www.aspfaq.com/2059
>
> Ray at work
>
>
> "Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> news:blbvj4$avv$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Yes. It is a small VB app which sends a DDE string to another VB app
> which
> > is running all the time. It works from the command line, but as it uses
a
> > form it hangs when called from an ASP script as I think it is trying to
> > interact with the desktop. (you can see the app in Task Manager). A
> > similar app which just writes to a file works OK.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in message
> > news:uHdisK1hDHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > How are you calling the VB app? Are you just executing it with a
shell
> > > command, or is it an activeX thing and you're creating it within your
> ASP
> > > app?
> > >
> > > Ray at work
> > >
> > > "Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > > news:blbtvt$u2m$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to pass a value from an ASP script to a VB application
> > running
> > > > on the server. The only way I have got this to work is by using a
> file,
> > > > which is too slow. I tried using DDE but if a VB app contains a
form
> > then
> > > I
> > > > can't get it to run under IIS. Anybody done something similar?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in message
news:%230iukW2hDHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Even if it's a GUI app, you may still be able to run it on the server.
But
> it's better to use applications that are created for running sans GUI.
>
> I could have sworn I heard rumors about DDE being added to Microsoft's
> "Deprecated Technologies" list. I'm not sure how true that is, as I
believe
> that netdde still exists in 2003, at least.
>
> What are you trying to do here? Have a user submit a form, and then your
> asp page will call one VB app which will then call another? If so, the
> issue is with your VB app.
>
> Ray at work
>
>
> "Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> news:blc29g$ua4$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > It's not ActiveX as you may have guessed. I am using Wscript.Shell, but
> > this doesn't work if the VB project has a form in it. If it has no form
I
> > can take the command$ argument and write it to a file. To use DDE I
need
> a
> > form with a TextBox. Even though the form doesn't display I think it
> causes
> > a problem when run from Wscript.Shell because you have to load the form
> even
> > if it doesn't display. (I am guessing here).
> >
> > BTW I don't have to use DDE if you can suggest a better way. I just
need
> to
> > pass some text from an ASP script to a running VB app on the server.
> >
>
>

"Phillip Windell" <pwindell{at}wandtv*d0t*com> wrote in message
news:ezI6P63hDHA.3448@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> If it is done with VB than it is not "commandline"!
>
> VB doesn't do "commandline" (aka "console" applications)
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [CCNA, MVP, MCP]
> pwindell@wandtv.com
> WAND-TV (ABC Affiliate)
> www.wandtv.com
>
> "Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> news:blcef3$lks$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > I have 1 app running on the server that communicates with the serial
> port
> > (sending data) and listens for DDE from either a local app, netDDE
> or from
> > the web server via the command line app. The communication between
> the web
> > server and the app doesn't have to be DDE, I used it because it if
> fairly
> > easy to implement in VB6. I have seen examples using a very similar
> method,
> > but the ran on PWS not IIS. PWS has an option to 'allow interaction
> with
> > the desktop' that IIS doesn't seem to have. I think you are correct
> about
> > DDE as it is not supported in VB.NOT, but using COM as an
> alternative is
> > difficult in VB6.
> >
> > In summary the user submits a form that sends some text to the
> serial port.
> > The VB bit if for checking an to allow another GUI to also use the
> same
> > port.
> >
> >
> > I had hoped to get the communication with the serial port to be 2
> way, but
> > one way will do for now!
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> >
> > "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in
> message
> > news:%230iukW2hDHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Even if it's a GUI app, you may still be able to run it on the
> server.
> > But
> > > it's better to use applications that are created for running sans
> GUI.
> > >
> > > I could have sworn I heard rumors about DDE being added to
> Microsoft's
> > > "Deprecated Technologies" list. I'm not sure how true that is, as
> I
> > believe
> > > that netdde still exists in 2003, at least.
> > >
> > > What are you trying to do here? Have a user submit a form, and
> then your
> > > asp page will call one VB app which will then call another? If
> so, the
> > > issue is with your VB app.
> > >
> > > Ray at work
> > >
> > >
> > > "Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > > news:blc29g$ua4$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > > It's not ActiveX as you may have guessed. I am using
> Wscript.Shell, but
> > > > this doesn't work if the VB project has a form in it. If it has
> no form
> > I
> > > > can take the command$ argument and write it to a file. To use
> DDE I
> > need
> > > a
> > > > form with a TextBox. Even though the form doesn't display I
> think it
> > > causes
> > > > a problem when run from Wscript.Shell because you have to load
> the form
> > > even
> > > > if it doesn't display. (I am guessing here).
> > > >
> > > > BTW I don't have to use DDE if you can suggest a better way. I
> just
> > need
> > > to
> > > > pass some text from an ASP script to a running VB app on the
> server.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

> You can create command line apps in VB. It's just clumsy to do so.
>
> Ray at work
>
> "Phillip Windell" <pwindell{at}wandtv*d0t*com> wrote in message
> news:ezI6P63hDHA.3448@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > If it is done with VB than it is not "commandline"!
> >
> > VB doesn't do "commandline" (aka "console" applications)
> >
> > --
> >
> > Phillip Windell [CCNA, MVP, MCP]
>
>

"Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:blchpq$n4c$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
> well its a VB app which I run from the command line like:
>
> aspsend some_text
>
> and some_text is sent to the other app. The problem is this doesn't
work
> when called from an ASP script if the VB has a form in it but does
work if
> it doesn't as in the case of writing to a file. I want to use DDE
which
> requires a form.
>
>
> "Phillip Windell" <pwindell{at}wandtv*d0t*com> wrote in message
> news:ezI6P63hDHA.3448@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > If it is done with VB than it is not "commandline"!
> >
> > VB doesn't do "commandline" (aka "console" applications)
> >
> > --
> >
> > Phillip Windell [CCNA, MVP, MCP]
> > pwindell@wandtv.com
> > WAND-TV (ABC Affiliate)
> > www.wandtv.com
> >
> > "Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > news:blcef3$lks$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > I have 1 app running on the server that communicates with the
serial
> > port
> > > (sending data) and listens for DDE from either a local app,
netDDE
> > or from
> > > the web server via the command line app. The communication
between
> > the web
> > > server and the app doesn't have to be DDE, I used it because it
if
> > fairly
> > > easy to implement in VB6. I have seen examples using a very
similar
> > method,
> > > but the ran on PWS not IIS. PWS has an option to 'allow
interaction
> > with
> > > the desktop' that IIS doesn't seem to have. I think you are
correct
> > about
> > > DDE as it is not supported in VB.NOT, but using COM as an
> > alternative is
> > > difficult in VB6.
> > >
> > > In summary the user submits a form that sends some text to the
> > serial port.
> > > The VB bit if for checking an to allow another GUI to also use
the
> > same
> > > port.
> > >
> > >
> > > I had hoped to get the communication with the serial port to be
2
> > way, but
> > > one way will do for now!
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in
> > message
> > > news:%230iukW2hDHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > Even if it's a GUI app, you may still be able to run it on the
> > server.
> > > But
> > > > it's better to use applications that are created for running
sans
> > GUI.
> > > >
> > > > I could have sworn I heard rumors about DDE being added to
> > Microsoft's
> > > > "Deprecated Technologies" list. I'm not sure how true that
is, as
> > I
> > > believe
> > > > that netdde still exists in 2003, at least.
> > > >
> > > > What are you trying to do here? Have a user submit a form,
and
> > then your
> > > > asp page will call one VB app which will then call another?
If
> > so, the
> > > > issue is with your VB app.
> > > >
> > > > Ray at work
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Freeserve" <nospam@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:blc29g$ua4$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > > > It's not ActiveX as you may have guessed. I am using
> > Wscript.Shell, but
> > > > > this doesn't work if the VB project has a form in it. If it
has
> > no form
> > > I
> > > > > can take the command$ argument and write it to a file. To
use
> > DDE I
> > > need
> > > > a
> > > > > form with a TextBox. Even though the form doesn't display I
> > think it
> > > > causes
> > > > > a problem when run from Wscript.Shell because you have to
load
> > the form
> > > > even
> > > > > if it doesn't display. (I am guessing here).
> > > > >
> > > > > BTW I don't have to use DDE if you can suggest a better way.
I
> > just
> > > need
> > > > to
> > > > > pass some text from an ASP script to a running VB app on the
> > server.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"Phillip Windell" <pwindell{at}wandtv*d0t*com> wrote in message
news:OiikExEiDHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I have before, in fact I have one in use. But it is not a true
> commendline app. It is really just a normal VB App with a form that
> has the form property set to invisible and the code executed from the
> form's OnLoad event and then "self exits" at the bottom of the Sub.
>
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [CCNA, MVP, MCP]
> pwindell@wandtv.com
> WAND-TV (ABC Affiliate)
> www.wandtv.com
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in
> message news:uns#tE4hDHA.1368@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > You can create command line apps in VB. It's just clumsy to do so.
> >
> > Ray at work
> >
> > "Phillip Windell" <pwindell{at}wandtv*d0t*com> wrote in message
> > news:ezI6P63hDHA.3448@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > If it is done with VB than it is not "commandline"!
> > >
> > > VB doesn't do "commandline" (aka "console" applications)
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Phillip Windell [CCNA, MVP, MCP]
> >
> >
>
>

Phillip Windell wrote:
> I have before, in fact I have one in use. But it is not a true
> commendline app. It is really just a normal VB App with a form that
> has the form property set to invisible and the code executed from the
> form's OnLoad event and then "self exits" at the bottom of the Sub.
>
>

> also have one that I made that runs every night while I sleep. It
works,
> but if I had my choice, I'd redo it in C. First I'd have to learn C

> You don't have to have a form.

"Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOyahoo.SPAMcom> wrote in message
news:OmieeaIiDHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> Again, this is offtopic

> http://www.developer.com/net/vb/article.php/1538861