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sd
EXE to EXE
May 21st, 2008, 11:42am  
A processing program can be converted into an EXE file.
I need to send some data during runtime, from a C++ EXE to the Processing program (while it's running).

The Processing EXE should be able to accept this data and display the corresponding graphics.

Is this possible with processing?
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memo
Re: EXE to EXE
Reply #1 - May 21st, 2008, 12:07pm  
how much data are you talking about? You can definitely do it using OSC (http://www.sojamo.de/libraries/oscP5/), very easy to use on the processing side, not sure what it involves on the C++ side. One advantage of this is the C++ EXE and the processing EXE can be on different computers connected via ethernet or Wifi (though its not nessecary, can be on the same computer). You can probably do it using pipes and stuff as well, but I've not done that myself...
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PhiLho 
Re: EXE to EXE
Reply #2 - May 21st, 2008, 2:36pm  
As said above. I see also a couple of UDP libraries and one for RPC.
A simpler solution could be to write in a file on the C++ side and read it in Processing.
Actually, we don't have much details. Should both be on the same computer? Is the C++ program monolithic or can it be modified for this purpose? If not, does it spits out date to standard output, or can it write to a file or does it outputs to a window?
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sd
Re: EXE to EXE
Reply #3 - May 22nd, 2008, 10:42am  
Hey thanks so much, PhiLho & memo!

C++ can send commands to the command line...by commands I mean ordinary data like 23,35,32,1,44,646,...etc
Processing should be able to pick up this data.

I'll have to try out the pipe method too...seems to be a faster way of communication.
Thanks! Smiley
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