[RESOLVED] Looking for Recommendation for Chat Software Embedded in VB App?

[bmilano]

Hi,

Anyone have any advice/samples for embedding a very basic Chat software in a VB app? My definition of "very basic" is just peer-to-peer chatting. Ideally something that doesn't even need a server running to support it.

My research has dead-ended on me thus far. At this point, this is what I (think I) know:

1. Most chat software programs are built to be a stand-alone application. There doesn't seem to be a way to embed them in another app.
2. The one exception to that seeems to be MsgConnect, which is supposedly designed to be embedded. But I can't get anywhere with that. The pieces aren't fitting together for me.
3. I've looked at NetMeeting, but all the SDK examples are C++, and all I can find on the VB forums on the subject is people saying they can't get it to work with VB.

Thanks,
Bill

[bmilano]

Ironically enough, Microsoft produces pretty much exactly what I was looking for. It's actually a program that is a sample of how to use sockets, but it's more or less a working VB .NET chat prototype.

It is attached.