If you want to simplify things, rather than use the sockets or named pipes, you might consider these two other options for the .NET part: 1) C++/CLI to generate a bridge DLL from the C# code that loads and runs the VC 6 DLL. 2) PInvoke from C# to load and run the VC 6 DLL. For the Java part, you might do the process execution or use one of the Java - .NET bridges that exist out there. Just some other suggestions to consider.

Hi Luc, You spotted the mistake! Was just making sure you were paying attention. There was a factor of 3 missing from my display-array [width*height*3] and the increment on the loop is 3 not 1 (loop+=3 not loop++). I'm filling the pixels thrice to have RGB values each the same. This gives me a greyscale and also some flexibility in that I can drop values from one of the channels and achieve colour a colour overlay effect with the same image. With the code above using a 1000x1000 array input array ( i.e. a (1000x1000)x3 display array) I get 19ms total runtime for creating the display array, making the pixel assignments and displaying in a picture box! Nice. Cheers for your help.

I like to keep as much as possible in RAM for fast read/write operations... my two suggestions: Option 1 you could create a RAM Drive, then just save to a file. The two program share the data by accessing the same file in turn. Option 2 You could also create a third program (that is started before the first program, and ends after the 2nd program) that sets up a shared file with CreateFileMapping(): char \* pMyFilePointer = NULL; HANDLE hMyFileHandle = CreateFileMapping((HANDLE)-1, NULL, PAGE\_READWRITE, 0, 10, "MySharedFile"); if (hMyFileHandle != NULL) { pMyFilePointer = (char \*) MapViewOfFile(hMyFileHandle, FILE\_MAP\_WRITE, 0, 0, 10); if (pMyFilePointer != NULL) { printf("file mapped to %p",pMyFilePointer); \*(pMyFilePointer+0) = (unsigned char)0; \*(pMyFilePointer+1) = (unsigned char)0xbb; Then, your other two programs open the file with: HANDLE hMyFileHandle; char * pMyFilePointer; //open data share file hMyFileHandle = OpenFileMapping(FILE\_MAP\_WRITE, TRUE, "MySharedFile"); if (hMyFileHandle != NULL) { pMyFilePointer = (char \*) MapViewOfFile(hMyFileHandle,FILE\_MAP\_WRITE, 0, 0, 10); //example write operation \*pMyFilePointer = (unsigned char)0xAA; }

Assuming the DLL and the scripting language need no further interaction after the call... DLLFunctionCalledByScriptingLanguage { createthread(ThreadProc) return } ThreadProc { allocate some memory do some stuff free memory return } That's the same as yours except the memory operations are all in the thread procedure and the function doesn't wait for the thread to end before returning control to the caller, thus making it truly multithreaded. Make sense? How often and how many times would this be called by the scripting language? Mark Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

It seems you are new to c++,do you want to compile your old project on the VS2008,after compile VS2008 give you a report of errors and warnings.

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Thanks very much for the help. I'll take a look at those links. Thanks

The scenario you're describing is MDI. In fact, it's EXACTLY what MDI was invented for. If you have a sub form, for example, that contains a PictureBox set to Dock = Fill, you can then set the MdiParent of each form to your main form before showing it. Make sure to set the IsMdiContainer to true for the main form. The MDI area of the main form will occupy whatever leftover space is left in the main form. That is, if you have controls that you dock right, top, left, etc., the MDI area will only take up the space that is left. This means you don't need to worry about where the MDI forms will show up. It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. - Albert Einstein

Thanks led mike. I did think about learning programming but I thought I'd try C# first. I guess it's time to bite the bullet. led mike wrote: It might be possible. If it is possible it would likely be easier to accomplish if you knew about Computer Programming.[^] -- that's exactly the type of comment that makes people stay away.

IS this a sub process? If so, make sure you exit or kill it before closing the outer process. xacc.ide - now with IronScheme support IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 1 out now

grrr, Thanks the one. cheers

Ylno wrote: I have several precompiled binaries(but not the code) and am looking to make a GUI to make the use of these binaries more user friendly. I was going to call the binaries by using createprocess but the problem is when the binaries run the command propmt flashes up and sort of makes the GUI look messy. Is there a way I can call these binaries and request that their window/prompt is not visible? Yes. Set the CreateNoWindow property in your Process StartInfo to true. See below. Process cmdLineProcess = new Process(); cmdLineProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true; I'm going to become rich when I create a device that allows me to punch people in the face over the internet. "If an Indian asked a programming question in the forest, would it still be urgent?" - John Simmons / outlaw programmer

Hi, yeah, the forum structure (and their names) may confuse you: the regular C++ language, the only C++ Visual Studio supported up to version 6, and still supported by newer VS versions, is handled in the "Visual C++/MFC" forum. This seems the one you need this time. the extended C++ language that runs on top of the .NET Framework and uses all the nice .NET classes, is handled in this, the "(Managed) C++/CLI", forum. It requires Visual Studio 7 or better. C# is always managed, and has its own forum. old VB and new VB.NET are both handled in the one "Visual Basic/VB.NET" forum. :) Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] this months tips: - use PRE tags to preserve formatting when showing multi-line code snippets - before you ask a question here, search CodeProject, then Google

Ylno wrote: "Did you optimize the C++ code? " - why do you mean? Did you do your test under debug or release build? Debug build has a lot of overhead. For the release build, what were the optimization settings. -- modified at 23:15 Tuesday 28th August, 2007 on my machine: C++ debug: 277 sec C++ release: 122 sec Peter "Until the invention of the computer, the machine gun was the device that enabled humans to make the most mistakes in the smallest amount of time."

I don't think this is the right forum to be posting this question. Try posting your question in one of the C++ forums. Paul

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Cheers Mike, Very useful.