Application Developer's Package for C/C++ User's Guide

Contents (summary)

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Overview of Middleware Technologies
Chapter 3 Software Development Using Middleware Technologies
Chapter 4 Development Process
Appendix A Sample Application Modules
Appendix B Middleware Tools and Support
Index
Figures
Tables

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Overview of Middleware Technologies
- 2.1 Introduction
  - 2.1.1 What Does Digital Middleware Provide?
- 2.2 Middleware Product List
  - 2.2.1 ObjectBroker (CORBA)
  - 2.2.2 Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
  - 2.2.3 DECmessageQ
  - 2.2.4 Reliable Transaction Router (DEC RTR)
  - 2.2.5 ACMSxp
  - 2.2.6 Sockets
Chapter 3 Software Development Using Middleware Technologies
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 Design of the Sample Application
  - 3.2.1 Data Structures
  - 3.2.2 Functions
- 3.3 Server Implementations
  - 3.3.1 In-Memory Implementation---NSDBMEM.CXX
  - 3.3.2 RMS Implementation---NSDBRMS.CXX
- 3.4 Implementation Without Middleware
- 3.5 OpenVMS DCE and RPC and Microsoft RPC Implementation
  - 3.5.1 Interface Definition Language (IDL)
  - 3.5.2 Interface Header Attributes
  - 3.5.3 Data Structures
  - 3.5.4 Functions
  - 3.5.5 Running the IDL compiler
  - 3.5.6 Building the RPC Sample Application on Windows NT
    - 3.5.6.1 Running the IDL Compiler
    - 3.5.6.2 Building the RPC Server Image
    - 3.5.6.3 Building the RPC Client Image
  - 3.5.7 Building the RPC Sample Application on OpenVMS
    - 3.5.7.1 Running the IDL Compiler
    - 3.5.7.2 Building the RPC Server Image
    - 3.5.7.3 Building the RPC Client Image
  - 3.5.8 Running the RPC Sample Application
    - 3.5.8.1 Running the RPC Server
    - 3.5.8.2 Running the RPC Client
  - 3.5.9 Tips and Techniques
    - 3.5.9.1 IDL Incompatibilities
    - 3.5.9.2 Source Code Incompatibilities
    - 3.5.9.3 DCE on Windows NT
    - 3.5.9.4 Server Memory Management
    - 3.5.9.5 Client Memory Management
- 3.6 ObjectBroker Implementation
  - 3.6.1 OMG Interface Definition Language (IDL)
    - 3.6.1.1 Module and Interfaces
    - 3.6.1.2 Data Structures
    - 3.6.1.3 Functions
  - 3.6.2 QuickStart
  - 3.6.3 Building the ObjectBroker Sample Application on Microsoft Windows NT
    - 3.6.3.1 Compiling the OMG IDL File
    - 3.6.3.2 Building the ObjectBroker Server Image
    - 3.6.3.3 Building the ObjectBroker Client Image
  - 3.6.4 Building the ObjectBroker Sample Application on OpenVMS
    - 3.6.4.1 Compiling the OMG IDL file
    - 3.6.4.2 Building the ObjectBroker Server Image
    - 3.6.4.3 Building the ObjectBroker Client Image
  - 3.6.5 Running the ObjectBroker Sample Application
    - 3.6.5.1 ObjectBroker Agent
    - 3.6.5.2 GUI Interface for Administration Utilities
    - 3.6.5.3 Setting Up ObjectBroker Security
    - 3.6.5.4 Running the ObjectBroker Server
    - 3.6.5.5 Advertising the Object Reference
    - 3.6.5.6 Advertising the Implementation
    - 3.6.5.7 Propagating Advertisements
    - 3.6.5.8 Running the ObjectBroker Client
  - 3.6.6 Tips and Techniques
    - 3.6.6.1 Objects and APIs
    - 3.6.6.2 NSFactory Object
- 3.7 Sockets Implementation
  - 3.7.1 Communications Initialization
  - 3.7.2 Data Marshaling
  - 3.7.3 Building the Sockets Sample Application on Windows NT
    - 3.7.3.1 Building the Sockets Server Image
    - 3.7.3.2 Building the Sockets Client Image
  - 3.7.4 Building the Sockets Sample Application on OpenVMS
    - 3.7.4.1 Building the Sockets Server Image
    - 3.7.4.2 Building the Sockets Client Image
  - 3.7.5 Running the Sockets Sample Application
    - 3.7.5.1 Running the Sockets Server
    - 3.7.5.2 Running the Sockets Client
- 3.8 Win32 Graphical User Interface Sample Application Client
  - 3.8.1 Building the GUI Client on Windows NT
    - 3.8.1.1 Building the GUI Client Image
  - 3.8.2 Running the GUI Client
    - 3.8.2.1 GUI Menu and Command Structure
Chapter 4 Development Process
- 4.1 Code Management
  - 4.1.1 Tools
    - 4.1.1.1 DECset Code Management System (CMS)
    - 4.1.1.2 ClearCase
    - 4.1.1.3 Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
  - 4.1.2 Working with the Code
- 4.2 Build Procedures
  - 4.2.1 Bristol Technology's Wind/U Product
    - 4.2.1.1 Building an Application Using Wind/U
- 4.3 DEC C/C++ and Microsoft Visual C++ Differences
  - 4.3.1 Current /STANDARD=MS Features
    - 4.3.1.1 Implemented Microsoft Visual C++ Features
    - 4.3.1.2 Unimplemented Microsoft Visual C++ Features
- 4.4 Testing
  - 4.4.1 DECset DEC/Test Manager
  - 4.4.2 Microsoft Test
- 4.5 Hints and Techniques
Appendix A Sample Application Modules
Appendix B Middleware Tools and Support
- B.1 Version Matrix
- B.2 Middleware Platform Support
- B.3 Ordering Information
  - B.3.1 DCE Ordering Information
  - B.3.2 DECmessageQ Ordering Information
  - B.3.3 ObjectBroker Ordering Information
  - B.3.4 Reliable Transport Router Ordering Information
  - B.3.5 ACMSxp Ordering Information
Master Index
Figures
Tables

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