A plugin written in VB.NET or C# that uses the old VB.NET/C# interface uses the MessageProcessor object to communicate with an Iguana channel. This object defines the connect() method, which establishes a connection to an Iguana channel. This object also generates the events that enable your plugin to communicate with the channel.

The connect() method requires four parameters:

• The location of your Iguana server;
• The port that the Iguana plugin communication server is using (which is normally 6123);
• The name of the channel;
• The channel component type (which, in this case, is source).

	You can configure your plugin to use a port other than 6123. For details, see Plugin Settings.

The events generated by the MessageProcessor object when a plugin is sending messages are:

• MessageRequest, which is triggered when the Iguana channel requests a message;
• MessageRequestCompleted, which is triggered when the Iguana channel has successfully processed a message that was sent by the OnMessageRequest event handler;
• Disconnect, which is triggered when the Iguana channel is shut down.

For examples of how to use the MessageProcessor object to send messages, see the VB.NET and C# examples that are included in this section.

	For more information about MessageProcessor and the other components of the plugin API, see the iNTERFACEWARE.IGC namespace documentation.