How to pass values/parameters from a COM Server to an .exe(application)

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I have an scenario where i have an com server which acts as an interface between two applications.
Client is in perl and other application is an .exe which is in C language.
Here the values are sent from client to server and then to the .exe.
Please suggest how to get values from COM server to the .exe.
Here the .exe will be started via COM server

Posted 30-May-11 20:59pm

explorerC

Updated 1-Jun-11 19:29pm

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barneyman · Answer 1 · 2011-05-31T12:55:00

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why do you need to pass values to the exe?

Can't you just do what the exe is trying to do in the COM server?

Posted 31-May-11 12:55pm

barneyman

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explorerC 1-Jun-11 0:33am

Hi barney,
the requirement is like that ......the exe will be test driver so it shud nt be coupled(i mean independent) from COM server.

barneyman 1-Jun-11 4:43am

you have an InterProcess Communication problem - if you search on here for IPC you will find some suggestions

(I assume you can't simply pass items on the command line for the exe, or that the COM server is not invoking the exe)

explorerC 1-Jun-11 23:21pm

Hi barney,
Thanks for ur reply
Here COM server will start the exe through one of its interface

barneyman 2-Jun-11 1:41am

then you could pass the parameters in the command line, when you CreateProcess or ShellExecute the exe?

explorerC 2-Jun-11 2:12am

Not only passing the parameters ......i also need to recieve values when the .exe is running and send it to my client. Im creating the COM server using ATL(C++) and client will be in Perl and testdriver.exe will be C code(this contains existing code which we need to test)

explorerC 3-Jun-11 5:53am

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