.net - Best way to send and receive messages between a Windows service and form application -

i'm attempting implement ipc, i'm doing different documentation i've seen.

i need asynchronously send, receive, , respond service , form application.

//service1.cs serverpipe = new namedpipeserverstream(@"testpipe", pipedirection.inout,     1, pipetransmissionmode.message, pipeoptions.asynchronous);  //loginform.cs clientpipe = new namedpipeclientstream(@".", @"testpipe", pipedirection.inout     pipeoptions.asynchronous); 

i believe sets both sides.

to write 1 other:

//in service1.cs , login.cs private void pipewriter() {     streamwriter write = null;     write = new streamwriter(clientpipe);      if (clientpipe.isconnected)     {         write.write(clientpipe);         write.flush();     } } 

... , read:

//in service1.cs , login.cs private void pipereader() {     try     {         while (true)         {             using (streamreader sr = new streamreader(clientpipe))             {                 string message;                  while ((message = sr.readline()) != null)                 {                     //read , respond messages written stream                 }             }         }     }     catch (exception ex)     {      } } 

am in right direct? there (better) way communicate between windows service , form application?

since you're in .net guess should wcf - windows communication foundation, define contracts (service contract, data contracts), publish service , use service without worrying protocol since can choose configuring server , client app.

you can take @ these links in information:

• http://www.codeproject.com/articles/29243/a-windows-communication-foundation-wcf-overview
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee958158.aspx

hope helps, cheers