Connection points for Chat server using ATL/COM

[Raj Prathap]

Hi, I've posted the same question in ATL/WTL section also, but did not get any response.. posting again. I'm planning to implement a chat server + a chat client as a learning exercise for my ATL/COM/DCOM. As part of that first I would implement a chat server which is a local server and a chat client. Please suggest if the following is possible, if true how. Clients register their callbacks by using Advice() (Of course, I would do FindConnectionPoint(), before that ). My doubt is is there any way to send the notification from the server to all the clients? and also can the server select the client to which it has to send the notification. For Example: User1, User2 are currently logged in. If user1 sends a message to User2 by using SendMsg(from, to, msg) of IChatServer, can the server alert client of User2. Otherwise can server broadcast the event?? Thanks and regards, Raja Pratap

[led mike]

Raj Prathap wrote:

I've posted the same question in ATL/WTL section also, but did not get any response

Well if you are asking about using DCOM for remote communications maybe you should try the "COM" forum?

[Mark Salsbery]

LTNS led mike! :)

"Posting a VB.NET question in the C++ forum will end in tears." Chris Maunder

[led mike]

Hey Mark... was on the road for a few days and then playing catch up ;)

[led mike]

ROTFLMAO :laugh::laugh: Five hours old but I just saw this[^].... nothing changed much in my absence eh? "Code Project... best entertainment value on the Web!" :cool:

[Mark Salsbery]

led mike wrote:

"Code Project... best entertainment value on the Web!"

:laugh: !! I came close to opening that can of worms (the link) :)

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