> -----Original Message-----
> > But the problem is a bit bigger - This application is in C#. Indy
> > exists in C# but because of all the meta data now I have to
> ship one
> > more assembly and a fairly large one at that (2.5 MB) JUST
> to see if
> > FB is running?

.Net has its own assemblies for TCP comms, check System.Net.Sockets
namespace.

>
> I know nothing .Net or C#, but in Delphi i used to walk the
> process list before i went for the tcp port 3050 test. would
> that also involve a large overhead?

This would only work if the user has the rights to enumerate the process
list (assunimg NT based OS's)

One other thing, if you specify a local connection instead of TCP then it
shouldn't touch the firewall (if installed).

Rgds

Si Carter
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