[dba-VB] Messaging For JWC WAS: Syslogs

Drew,

I really want this but it has to be vba native, no OCXs.  I am familiar with OCXs that are part of 
Access, and that is OK.

This would be used with my framework and I cannot guarantee that i can register anything.  It has to 
just work.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Drew Wutka wrote:
> Is this something you really want?
> 
> It would be pretty simple to create an OCX that you could have on a
> hidden form, that would 'see' all running instances of your application,
> and be able to 'communicate' to them.
> 
> There is one quirk.  It'll work on a standard network.  However, if your
> network is subnetted, it would only 'see' what's in the local subnet
> (because the best way to do this is to send out a broadcast 'hello' and
> 'goodbye' message).  To work with a subnetted network, you'd have to
> come up with a 'server/client' scenario, so the server would see all the
> connected users (sort of like a custom DNS server).
> 
> If you aren't worried about a subnetted network, let me know, I am
> pretty sure I can whip up an OCX to do what you want.
> 
> Drew