Passing to/from VB & Applet

Hello,

I've just been tasked to create a custom app for my workcenter. The only way to do this is to have a compiled executable VB application talking with a Java applet that will be controlling the users web experience.

There are a couple of ways to do this, but obviously the best way is to have the applet and VB app aware of each other and able to pass information directly. Is there a way to do this? A link to a tutorial on the web would be great if there is one to be had. A quick Google turned up nothing for me, but I may not know what to look for...

Thanks in advance!