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///////////////////////////////RemoteObject: general.vb
// Complie: vbc /target:library general.vb
Public Interface IEmployeeManager
Function getEmployee(ByVal id As Integer) As Employee
End Interface
<Serializable()> _
Public Class Employee
Public FirstName As String
Public LastName As String
Public DateOfBirth As DateTime
Public Sub New()
Console.WriteLine("Employee.constructor: Object created")
End Sub 'New
Public Function getAge() As Integer
Console.WriteLine("In getAge Method")
Return 30
End Function
End Class
/////////////////////////////test.vb
// Complie: vbc /t:exe /r:general.dll test.vb
Imports System
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging
Module Client
Sub Main()
Dim channel As New HttpChannel()
ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(channel,false)
Dim mgr As IEmployeeManager = CType(Activator.GetObject( _
GetType(IEmployeeManager), "http://localhost:1234/EmployeeManager.soap"), _
IEmployeeManager)
Console.WriteLine("Client.Main(): Reference to EmployeeManager acquired")
Dim cust As Employee = mgr.getEmployee(4711)
Dim age As Integer = cust.getAge()
Console.WriteLine("Client.Main(): Employee {0} {1} is {2} years old.", _
cust.FirstName, cust.LastName, age)
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module
///////////////////////////server.vb
// Complie: vbc /target:exe /r:general.dll server.vb
Imports System
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels
Class EmployeeManager
Inherits MarshalByRefObject
Implements IEmployeeManager
Public Sub New()
Console.WriteLine("EmployeeManager.constructor: Object created")
End Sub
Public Function getEmployee(ByVal id As Integer) As Employee _
Implements IEmployeeManager.getEmployee
Console.WriteLine("EmployeeManager.getEmployee): Called")
Dim tmp As New Employee()
tmp.FirstName = "James"
tmp.LastName = "Band"
tmp.DateOfBirth = New DateTime(1007, 7, 4)
Console.WriteLine(("EmployeeManager.getEmployee(): Returning " & _
"Employee-Object"))
Return tmp
End Function
End Class
Module ServerStartup
Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine("ServerStartup.Main(): Server started")
Dim chnl As New HttpChannel(1234)
ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(chnl,false)
RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType( _
GetType(EmployeeManager), _
"EmployeeManager.soap", _
WellKnownObjectMode.Singleton)
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module
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