RMIClient.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp;
using Shared;

namespace Client
{
    class RMIClient
    {
        private TcpChannel chan;
        private string errorMessage;

        public string ErrorMessage
        {
            get { return errorMessage; }
            set { errorMessage = value; }
        }

        public IAccessHandler Connect()
        {
            if (chan != null)
                Stop();
            // Load the server settings from the local settings
            LocalSettings settings = new LocalSettings();

            // Create a channel for communicating w/ the remote object
            // Notice no port is specified on the client
            chan = new TcpChannel();
            try
            {
                ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(chan, false);

                PublicObject server = (PublicObject)Activator.GetObject(
                    typeof(PublicObject),
                    "tcp://" + settings.Server + ":" + settings.Port + "/ArticleCatalogue");

                return server.GetAccessHandler();

            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                errorMessage = ex.Message;
            }
            return null;
        }
        public void Stop()
        {
            ChannelServices.UnregisterChannel(chan);
            chan.StopListening(null);
            chan = null;
        }
    }
}

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