MCAD/MCSD Training Guide (70-320): Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Visual C#™ .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework

Applying .NET Remoting

So far, I have discussed the architecture and various concepts related to .NET remoting. In this section, you will learn how to apply these concepts to see remoting in action. In particular, you will learn to

• Create a remotable class.

• Create a server-activated object.

• Create a client-activated object.

• Use configuration files to configure the remoting framework.

• Use interface assemblies to compile remoting clients.

Creating a Remotable Class

Creating a remotable class is simple. All you need to do is to inherit a class from the MarshalByRefObject class or any of its derived classes. Step-by-Step 3.1 creates a remotable class named DbConnect. This class connects to a specified SQL Server database and enables you to execute a ...