I am creating an Instant Messenger web-based application. I managed to display the roster in a gridview.When i click on any name, i want to display a chat box so i can send and receive messages.To implement this, i think of 2 things
1. create popup window using win.open()
2. create and call a class using System.Windows.Forms and related objects.
I used the 2nd option . I customized it and it works.
Question
1. Does using and and calling winform in web app create problem in the future. (during deployment?)
2. What object can i used to replace it. I want the functionality of winform but have no idea bout possible limitations.. thanks
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Mahesh ChandPosted Feb 13, 2009, 8:37 AM
First of all, you can have an ASP.NET page open as a popup window and since it will be an ASP.NET page, you can use it as a chat window.
However, I suggest use a third party Chat application. There are many out there and they are cheap too.