"John" <johnfofawn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm buliding a windows application. I would this application to be
> monitored and controlled remotely from a browser. Is there a way to
> host an ASP.NET interface within my application?
>
> I don't want to force the end-users to have IIS installed and
> configured just to access my program remotely from a browser.
>
> Thanks!
> John

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"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Jay_Harlow@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:<#on8pFfPDHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> John,
> In addition to Ken Cox's suggestion of hosting ASP.NET.
>
> Check out Cassini, which is the Sample Web Server that Web Matrix uses.
>
> http://www.asp.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=7&tabid=41
>
> It should help you get started hosting ASP.NET for your application.
>
> Hope this helps
> Jay

"John" <johnfofawn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Jay_Harlow@email.msn.com> wrote in
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> > John,
> > In addition to Ken Cox's suggestion of hosting ASP.NET.
> >
> > Check out Cassini, which is the Sample Web Server that Web Matrix uses.
> >
> > http://www.asp.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=7&tabid=41
> >
> > It should help you get started hosting ASP.NET for your application.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > Jay
>
> Jay, Thanks!
>
> I've been studying Cassini and I have it running.
>
> What and how do I create a way for a remote user to check on the
> status of my application from a browser?
>
> My app is running. Cassini is running. Are they started from the same
> main()?
>
> Once they are running I assume the user makes a request to Cassini
> from a browser and then I want Cassini to call some function in my app
> and which returns some information that's then displayed to the user.
> Does this make sense?
>
> Cassini would do something like:
>
> string sometext = myApp.getStatus();
>
> And then translate sometext into an HTML page that is displayed to the
> user.
>
> Any pointers to get me started with this?
>
> Thanks!
> John