communication between applications

[Zexor]

What would you use to communicate between 2 applications within the same pc?

 

[jmcilhinney]

It depends on the nature of the communication. The first two things that come to mind, though, are WCF and TcpListener/TcpClient.

 

[Zexor]

The TcpListener will trigger the firewall, does WCF also trigger the firewall? I just want something that can send simple text between apps within the same pc without going thru the firewall.

 

[JohnH]

Pipes is also an option: System.IO.Pipes Namespace ()

 

[jmcilhinney]

The TcpListener will trigger the firewall, does WCF also trigger the firewall? I just want something that can send simple text between apps within the same pc without going thru the firewall.

WCF is actually a technology that sits on top of other communication protocols, including TCP and pipes.

wcf tcp - Bing
wcf pipes - Bing