Single Threading a Web Service

[Gregory_May]

I am writing a web service to talk to a single threaded Com Componant. Is
there a simple way to single thread my Web Service so the Com Object doesnt
get confused?

Below is a stab:

<WebMethod()> _
Public Function MyWebService(ByVal MyParm As string)
Static Dim SyncObject As New Object
SyncLock (SyncObject)

SillySingleThreadedCOMObject.Method(MyParm)

End SyncLock

End Function

 

[Josh Twist]

That should work within an appdomain. If you want to synchronise access
to the COM object across the whole machine you'll need to use a mutex.

Why is the COM single threaded - is it a VB6 component running in an
STA? If so, you can usually just add the component to COM+ and you'll
get access to a lot more threads from the COM+ STA threadpool.

Josh
http://www.thejoyofcode.com/

 

[Gregory_May]

Thanks!

Its a 3rd party dll for talking to a piece of hardware.