in reply to (Updated Again) Win32::MMF - Memory Mapped File Support for Perl
This module looks promising. Thanks for providing the source - FYI - it compiled, installed and tested flawlessly on my XP machine using the dot net compiler.
I'm sure you are probably already considering providing an object-interface for this module - just in case you are not, let me be the first to whine on this subject... or even better - if I find time, I'll try to write an OO wrapper for this module. Let me know if your or anyone else has already started on such a persuit.
The Interface I'm thinking of would look like this:
my $MM = Win32::MMF->new("My (optional) Unique Namespace name"); # If unspecified, a new GUID would be used for namespace # Fork the child here -- Parent & Child share $MM. # In Parent ---- my $view = $MM->CreateView("Optional Unique Name"); my $err=$view->lock([$TIMEOUT]); # Optional, Prevent others from Writi +ng $view->write($Some_Scalar_Or_Ref,[$lock,$TIMEOUT]); $view->unlock(); $view->close(); $MM->close(); #--- In Child -- my $view = $MM->GetView("Optional Unique Name", \&$Optional_CallBack_R +ef); # Line above blocks if callback is not specified my $Data = $view->read(); $view->close(); $MM->close();
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