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[toonamo]

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to take a second to introduce myself as well as get a better idea for where i should go as to what language i should be using for a project i have.

I program smart homes using Crestron. Crestron has a programing language similar to C+. Anyways i had someone ask me to make a interface for thier Bluray media server to talk to crestron. Well he doesn't have anything running on the machine to accept and give commands other than a infrared receiver for media center.

I need to add a service that runs on the machine at all times and listens for a connection via ethernet using a telnet type interface and on a serial port. Then i would be sending commands to vista media center and cyberlink power dvd when media center calls for it. Would C++ be a beter solution for this?

I am looking into if i can send and get commands to the programs directly, or if i have to use key presses (i.e. hit "p" on the keyboard for play). Is there a way to make a patch for the program to have a more reliable way to send and receive information from these?

I was looking into C# because so far there seems to be more support for it. I could be wrong though since i've just started out.

Anyhelp would be greatly appreciated.

-Josh