Need to know how to run a EXE on a web server indefinitely.

[Stoinker]

I have a program that connects to a game server and "logs on" an NPC (non-player character) to a Role-playing game. It uses the Socket Wrench OCX (like Winsock) to connect to the TCP server. I don't like to have my CPU running 24/7 because it is in a confined space and could overheat easily and staying connected to the internet all day long would be a pain too. I want to be able to run this program from a web server like Xoom.com or Crosswinds.Net 24/7 instead of from my computer. I already tried a method where I converted it to an OCX and embedded it into an HTML using the Microsoft ActiveX Control Pad. This connected alright, but as soon as I left the site with the embedded OCX on it, the NPC disconnected (which makes me think that it was connecting from my CPU anyways.) I don't know if making it an ActiveX control is the best idea, it just seemed convenient. If you could think of an easier way to run a program on a web server indefinitely, I'm open to suggestions.

~Stoinker~

You can't run that thing from a webserver, because of the way a webserver runs. everything program is not running untill someone connects and then the webserver shows the user what the user needs to see, when the connection closes, the webserver, you can say, goes back to sleep, so what you would be looking for is a REMOTE MACHINE, that's running 24/7... and that's almost impossible to find.... you can't run this program on a webserver, cause it's a webserver.....

[Stoinker]

Thanks for the help anyways.

~Stoinker~

[Stoinker]

Thanks for the help anyways.

~Stoinker~

[Stoinker]

Thanks for the help anyways.

~Stoinker~

[Stoinker]

Ack, sorry about the multiple messages.