进程之间通讯的几种方法:
在Windows程序中,各个进程之间常常需要交换数据,进行数据通讯。常用的方法有
使用内存映射文件
通过共享内存DLL共享内存
使用SendMessage向另一进程发送WM_COPYDATA消息
比起前两种的复杂实现来,WM_COPYDATA消息无疑是一种经济实惠的一中方法.(ZT)
WM_COPYDATA消息的主要目的是允许在进程间传递只读数据。Windows在通过WM_COPYDATA消息传递期间,不提供继承同步方式。SDK文档推荐用户使用SendMessage函数,接受方在数据拷贝完成前不返回,这样发送方就不可能删除和修改数据:
这个函数的原型及其要用到的结构如下:
SendMessage(hwnd,WM_COPYDATA,wParam,lParam);
其中,WM_COPYDATA对应的十六进制数为0x004A
wParam设置为包含数据的窗口的句柄。lParam指向一个COPYDATASTRUCT的结构:
typedef struct tagCOPYDATASTRUCT{
DWORD dwData;//用户定义数据
DWORD cbData;//数据大小
PVOID lpData;//指向数据的指针
}COPYDATASTRUCT;
该结构用来定义用户数据。
具体过程如下:
首先,在发送方,用FindWindow找到接受方的句柄,然后向接受方发送WM_COPYDATA消息.
接受方在DefWndProc事件中,来处理这条消息.由于中文编码是两个字节,所以传递中文时候字节长度要搞清楚.

- using System;
- using System.Collections.Generic;
- using System.ComponentModel;
- using System.Data;
- using System.Drawing;
- using System.Linq;
- using System.Text;
- using System.Windows.Forms;
- using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
- namespace Client
- {
- public partial class FrmClient : Form
- {
- public FrmClient()
- {
- InitializeComponent();
- }
- private void FrmClient_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
- {
- }
- [DllImport("User32.dll",EntryPoint="SendMessage")]
- private static extern int SendMessage(
- int hWnd, // handle to destination window
- int Msg, // message
- int wParam, // first message parameter
- ref COPYDATASTRUCT lParam // second message parameter
- );
- [DllImport("User32.dll",EntryPoint="FindWindow")]
- private static extern int FindWindow(string lpClassName,string
- lpWindowName);
- public struct COPYDATASTRUCT
- {
- public IntPtr dwData;
- public int cbData;
- [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
- public string lpData;
- }
- const int WM_COPYDATA = 0x004A;
- private void btnSend_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
- {
- int WINDOW_HANDLER = FindWindow(null, @"C#进程间通信(Server)");
- if (WINDOW_HANDLER != 0)
- {
- byte[] sarr = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetBytes(this.textBox1.Text);
- int len = sarr.Length;
- COPYDATASTRUCT cds;
- cds.dwData = (IntPtr)100;
- cds.lpData = this.textBox1.Text;
- cds.cbData = len + 1;
- SendMessage(WINDOW_HANDLER, WM_COPYDATA, 0, ref cds);
- }
- }
- }
- }
- using System;
- using System.Collections.Generic;
- using System.ComponentModel;
- using System.Data;
- using System.Drawing;
- using System.Linq;
- using System.Text;
- using System.Windows.Forms;
- using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
- namespace Server
- {
- public partial class FrmServer : Form
- {
- public FrmServer()
- {
- InitializeComponent();
- }
- private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
- {
- }
- public struct COPYDATASTRUCT
- {
- public IntPtr dwData;
- public int cbData;
- [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
- public string lpData;
- }
- const int WM_COPYDATA = 0x004A;
- protected override void DefWndProc(ref System.Windows.Forms.Message m)
- {
- switch (m.Msg)
- {
- case WM_COPYDATA:
- COPYDATASTRUCT mystr = new COPYDATASTRUCT();
- Type mytype = mystr.GetType();
- mystr = (COPYDATASTRUCT)m.GetLParam(mytype);
- lblMsg.Text = "收到消息:" + mystr.lpData;
- MessageBox.Show ("收到消息:" + mystr.lpData);
- break;
- default:
- base.DefWndProc(ref m);
- break;
- }
- }
- }
- }