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RPC Broker V 1.1 Developer's Guide

• Overview

  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Broker Overview
  • Orientation
  • About this Version of the RPC Broker
  • What's New in the BDK
  • Developer Considerations
  • Application Issues
  • Silent Login
  • Context-sensitive Help for the RPC Broker

• RPC Broker Components, Class, and Units

  • Classes

    • TMult
    • TParamRecord
    • TParams
    • TVistaLogin
    • TVistaUser
    • TXWBWinsock

  • Components

    • TCCOWRPCBroker
    • TRPCBroker
    • TSharedBroker
    • TSharedRPCBroker
    • TXWBRichEdit

  • Units

    • Hash
    • LoginFrm
    • MFunStr
    • RPCConf1
    • RpcSLogin
    • SplVista
    • TRPCB
    • TVCEdit
  • EBrokerError Exception

• Remote Procedure Calls

  • M Entry Point for an RPC

    • Relationship Between an M Entry Point and an RPC
    • First Input Parameter
    • Return Value Types
    • Input Parameters
    • Examples

  • RPC Entry in the Remote Procedure File

    • RPC Entry in the Remote Procedure File
    • RPC Version in the Remote Procedure File
    • Blocking an RPC in the Remote Procedure File
    • Cleaning after RPC Execution
    • Documenting RPCs

  • Executing RPCs from Clients

    • How to Execute an RPC from a Client
    • RPC Security: How to Register an RPC
    • RPC Limits
    • BrokerExample Online code Example

  • Overview

    • Overview

  • What Makes a Good RPC?

    • What Makes a Good RPC?

  • Creating RPCs

    • Creating RPCs

  • Using an Existing M API

    • Using an Existing M API

• Other RPC Broker APIs

  • Running RPCs on a Remote Server

    • Options for Running RPCs on a Remote Server
    • Checking RPC Availability on a Remote Server
    • XWB DIRECT RPC
    • XWB REMOTE RPC
    • XWB REMOTE STATUS CHECK
    • XWB REMOTE GETDATA
    • XWB REMOTE CLEAR

  • Deferred RPCs

    • Overview of Deferred RPCs
    • XWB DEFERRED RPC
    • XWB DEFERRED STATUS
    • XWB DEFERRED GETDATA
    • XWB DEFERRED CLEAR
    • XWB DEFERRED CLEARALL
  • Overview
  • Encryption Functions
  • GetServerInfo Function
  • M Emulation Functions
  • VistA Splash Screen Procedures
  • $$BROKER^XWBLIB
  • $$RTRNFMT^XWBLIB
  • XWB ARE RPCS AVAILABLE
  • XWB IS RPC AVAILABLE
  • XWB GET VARIABLE VALUE RPC

• Debugging and Troubleshooting

  • Overview
  • How to Debug Your Application
  • RPC Error Trapping
  • Identifying the Listener Process on the Server
  • Identifying the Handler Process on the Server
  • Testing Your RPC Broker Connection
  • Client Timeout and Buffer Clearing
  • Memory Leaks

• Developer Utilities

  • RPC Broker Programmer Preferences

• Tutorial

  • Introduction
  • Advanced Preparation
  • Step 1: Create Application with an RPC Broker Component
  • Step 2: Get Server/Port
  • Step 3: Establish Broker Connection
  • Step 4: RPC Routine to List Terminal Types
  • Step 5: RPC To List Terminal Types
  • Step 6: Call the ZxxxTT LIST RPC
  • Step 7: Associate IENs
  • Step 8: Routine to Retrieve Terminal Types
  • Step 9: RPC To Retrieve Terminal Types
  • Step 10: Call ZxxxRETRIEVE RPC
  • Step 11: Register RPCs
  • See Also: FileMan Delphi Components (FMDC)
  • Tutorial Source Code

• DLL Interface

  • DLL Special Issues

    • RPC Results for DLL Calls
    • GetServerInfo Function and the DLL Calls

  • DLL Exported Functions

    • RPCBCall
    • RPCBCreate
    • RPCBCreateContext
    • RPCBFree
    • RPCBMultItemGet
    • RPCBMultPropGet
    • RPCBMultSet
    • RPCBMultSortedSet
    • RPCBParamGet
    • RPCBPropGet
    • RPCBPropSet

  • Guidelines for C++

    • Overview
    • TRPCBroker C++ Class Methods
    • Initialize the Class
    • Creat Broker Instances
    • Connect to the Server
    • Execute RPCs
    • Destroy Broker Instances

  • Gidelines for C

    • Overview
    • Initialize--LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress
    • Create Broker Components
    • Connect to the Server
    • Execute RPCs
    • Destroy Broker Components

  • Guidelines for Visual Basic

    • Overview
    • Initialize
    • Create Broker Components
    • Connect to the Server
    • Execute RPCs
    • Destroy Broker Compoents
  • Introduction