Use WM_COPYDATA to send data between processes

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For an example of how to use the message, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649009(VS.85).aspx. You may also want to look at http://www.flounder.com/wm_copydata.htm.

The dwData member is defined by you. Think of it like a data type enum that you get to define. It is whatever you want to use to identify that the data is a such-and-such string.

The cbData member is the size in bytes of the data pointed to by lpData. In your case, it will be the size of the string in bytes.

The lpData member points to the data you want to copy.

So, to transfer a single string….

LPCTSTR lpszString = ...;
COPYDATASTRUCT cds;
cds.dwData = 1; // can be anything
cds.cbData = sizeof(TCHAR) * (_tcslen(lpszString) + 1);
cds.lpData = lpszString;
SendMessage(hwnd, WM_COPYDATA, (WPARAM)hwnd, (LPARAM)(LPVOID)&cds);

Then, to receive it….

COPYDATASTRUCT* pcds = (COPYDATASTRUCT*)lParam;
if (pcds->dwData == 1)
{
    LPCTSTR lpszString = (LPCTSTR)(pcds->lpData);
    // do something with lpszString...
}

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