Intercept Messages from Windows Messenger Service

[mormreed]

This may seem complicated but it's a somewhat basic concept, just probably a complicated execution, I am trying to create a program that will allow you to basically "IM" between computers on a LAN network. That's the concept, I plan on doing this by generating .bat files, executing them and printing the last few messages sent in a label, the big problem I have is receiving messages, I have no idea whatsoever how to even go about finding out how to take the messages received from the messenger service and print them into the label, any ideas?

EDIT: This is in VB.Net 2008

[dglienna]

net send /? gives you options to send message locally, if Messenger Service is running on each system

[mormreed]

I understand that, what I am trying to do is get the messages sent via net send to the computer that this program is running on, and display them in a label

[dglienna]

net send opens it's own window

[mormreed]

I also understand that, I want to take the text from the message received and display it in a label, is there any way to do this?

[dglienna]

Well, you'd have to create a messenger type program. Download the links here http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/vbsamples/

and try out some of the code