Re: [Boost-users] boost::interprocess communication between windows service and user application

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost::interprocess communication between windows service and user application
From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-04 09:39:04

jmpulido escribió:
> It seems that the shared memory is actually managed by means of a file
> in disk that probably the user is creating in a location and the
> service in a different one.

This should be fixed for Boost 1.40, which version are you using?

> which has not been very helpful since I have no clue on how to use
> boost::interprocess::managed_windows_shared_memory or even if it could
> serve to my purpose somehow.

managed_windows_shared_memory is similar to managed_shared_memory but 
the memory disappears when the last attached process ends and uses 
native windows shared memory instead of file-based emulation.

Best,

Ion