vb.net - How do i link Visual Studio applications over LAN -
i have created vs application , have installed copy on computer , wish link them via lan if settings canged in 1 , others setings saved .
for example setting
i created new name in sttings , call "adminin" , set type integer , scope user , set value 0
dim ai new .mysettings private sub button1_click(sender object, e eventargs) handles button1.click ai.adminin = ai.adminin + 1 ai.save() end sub now how can ai updated in other application on other computer .
how connect via lan , accomplish ?
i found link provides example code modify application-scoped variables my.settings might useful. i've tested out simple form timer , label showing me current value of adminin setting, , seems work. timer updates label on every instance of form checking reloaded my.settings value. variable need application scoped in order accessible users on machine may run executable.
http://www.codeproject.com/articles/19211/changing-application-scoped-settings-at-run-time
here's form code put keep current admin count up-to-date. simplistic, seems job neatly.
public class form1 private sub form1_formclosing(byval sender object, byval e system.windows.forms.formclosingeventargs) handles me.formclosing 'decrement adminin count when current instance of form closed. me.tmradmincheck.stop() changemyappscopedsetting((my.settings.adminin - 1).tostring) 'reload .exe.config file synchronize current adminin count. my.settings.reload() my.settings.save() end sub private sub form1_load(byval sender system.object, byval e system.eventargs) handles mybase.load 'increment current adminin count when new instance of form loaded changemyappscopedsetting((my.settings.adminin + 1).tostring) 'reload .exe.config file synchronize current adminin count. my.settings.reload() my.settings.save() me.lbladminsin.text = "current admins in: " & my.settings.adminin.tostring 'start timer periodically check adminin count my.settings me.tmradmincheck.enabled = true me.tmradmincheck.interval = 100 me.tmradmincheck.start() me.refresh() application.doevents() end sub private sub tmradmincheck_tick(byval sender system.object, byval e system.eventargs) handles tmradmincheck.tick 'reload .exe.config file synchronize current adminin count. my.settings.reload() me.lbladminsin.text = "current admins in: " & my.settings.adminin.tostring me.refresh() application.doevents() end sub end class i've found couple of things method, , relate others have mentioned in comments:
- the application's .exe.config file must in accessible location (the codeproject example defaults application's executable directory). of course, save settings ini file or other configuration file in shared directory , accomplish similar thing, method uses
my.settings. - you'll may want additional checking possibility of 2 people attempting in @ same time. if happens, configuration file still open , locked, , new
admininvalue won't saved. codeproject example doesn't have exception handling, work functionality exception handling making recursive call sub.
otherwise, seems totally viable method of accomplishing you're talking about.
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