newbie: interprocess communication under windows

[Peter Hansen]

yaniv wrote:
> 
> i would like to create a simple interprocess communication
> mechanism(under windows) that could pass a data structure between a
> dos program( that runs on windows) and a python program .
> 
> the rate would be something around 20hz - data structure is small , a
> few floats .
> 
> is memory mapping a good way to do this ?
> how do i do it ?
> psuedu code would be appreciated .

Can the DOS program use sockets, for TCP/IP communication?
That or the use of UDP might be the simplest approach...

-Peter