Sharing data between two independent Windows applications in C#

Question

I have two applications that use my clients database(s), but have no mutual dependency. The problem is that I need to make an application for configuration in which the admi

Answer 1

or you can even use named pipe : http://www.eggheadcafe.com/articles/20060404.asp Or make communication with socket.

You have a plenty of solution. If you need more details, feel free to ask.

Best regards, Sylvain.

Answer 2

You can use Memory-Mapped Files

You can use it as a file, and access from different executables.

Build your own class for interfacing with it.

Tutorials:

Programming Memory-Mapped Files with the .NET Framework

Working with memory mapped files in .NET 4