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| 2 | :Title RPC Broker Developer's Guide
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| 3 | :Link delphi4.hlp
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| 4 | :Link delphi5.hlp
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| 5 | :Link delphi6.hlp
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| 6 | :Link del6vcl.hlp
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| 7 | :Link Fmdc.hlp
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| 8 | 1 RPC Broker V. 1.1 Developer's Guide
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| 9 | 2 Overview
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| 10 | 3 Contents=Contents
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| 11 | 3 Introduction=introduction
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| 12 | 3 Broker Overview=Broker_Overview
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| 13 | 3 Orientation=Orientation
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| 14 | 3 About this Version of the RPC Broker=About_this_version
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| 15 | 3 Developer Considerations=Developer_Considerations
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| 16 | 3 Application Issues=Application_Level_Issues
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| 17 | 3 Silent Login=Silent_Login
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| 18 | 2 RPC Broker Components, Classes, and Units
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| 19 | 3 EBrokerError Exception=EBrokerError
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| 20 | 3 Classes
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| 21 | 4 TMult=TMult_Class
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| 22 | 4 TParamRecord=TParamRecord_Class
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| 23 | 4 TParams=TParams_Class
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| 24 | 4 TVistaLogin=TVistaLogin_Class
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| 25 | 4 TVistaUser=TVistaUser_Class
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| 26 | 3 Components
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| 27 | 4 TCCOWRPCBroker=TCCOWRPCBroker_Component
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| 28 | 4 TRPCBroker=TRPCBroker_Component
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| 29 | 4 TSharedBroker=TSharedBroker_Component
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| 30 | 4 TSharedRPCBroker=TSharedRPCBroker_Component
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| 31 | 4 TXWBRichEdit=TXWBRichEdit_Component
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| 32 | 3 Units
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| 33 | 4 Hash=Hash_unit
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| 34 | 4 LoginFrm=LoginFrm_Unit
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| 35 | 4 MFunStr=MFunStr_unit
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| 36 | 4 RPCConf1=RPCConf1_unit
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| 37 | 4 RpcSLogin=RpcSLogin_Unit
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| 38 | 4 SplVista=SplVista_unit
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| 39 | 4 TRPCB=TRPCB_unit
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| 40 | 4 TVCEdit=TVCEdit_Unit
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| 41 | 2 Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs)
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| 42 | 3 Overview=rpc_overview
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| 43 | 3 What Makes a Good RPC?=rpc_good
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| 44 | 3 Creating RPCs=rpc_create
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| 45 | 3 M Entry Point for an RPC
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| 46 | 4 Relationship Between an M Entry Point and an RPC=rpc_routine_relationship
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| 47 | 4 First Input Parameter=rpc_first_input_param
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| 48 | 4 Return Value Types=rpc_return_value_types
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| 49 | 4 Input Parameters=rpc_input_parameter_types
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| 50 | 4 Examples=rpc_entry_point_examples
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| 51 | 3 RPC Entry in the Remote Procedure File
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| 52 | 4 RPC Entry in the Remote Procedure File=rpc_file_entry
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| 53 | 4 RPC Version in the Remote Procedure File=RPC_Version_in_Remote_Procedure_File
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| 54 | 4 Blocking an RPC in the Remote Procedure File=Blocking_an_RPC
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| 55 | 4 Cleanup after RPC Execution=rpc_cleanup
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| 56 | 4 Documenting RPCs=rpc_document
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| 57 | 3 Executing RPCs from Clients
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| 58 | 4 How to Execute an RPC from a Client=rpc_execute_from_client
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| 59 | 4 RPC Security: How to Register an RPC=rpc_register
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| 60 | 4 RPC Limits=RPC_limits
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| 61 | 4 BrokerExample Online Code Example=BrokerExample
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| 62 | 2 Other RPC Broker APIs
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| 63 | 3 Overview=otherapi_Overview
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| 64 | 3 Encryption Functions=otherapi_encrypt
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| 65 | 3 M Emulation Functions=otherapi_m_emulation
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| 66 | 3 $$BROKER^XWBLIB=otherapi_broker
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| 67 | 3 $$RTRNFMT^XWBLIB=otherapi_rtrnfmt
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| 68 | 3 XWB ARE RPCS AVAILABLE=XWB_ARE_RPCS_AVAILABLE
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| 69 | 3 XWB IS RPC AVAILABLE=XWB_IS_RPC_AVAILABLE
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| 70 | 3 XWB GET VARIABLE VALUE RPC=otherapi_getvarvalue
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| 71 | 3 Running RPCs on a Remote Server
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| 72 | 4 Options For Running RPCs on a Remote Server=Options_For_Running_RPCs_on_a_Remote_Server
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| 73 | 4 Checking RPC Availability on a Remote Server=Checking_RPC_Availability_on_a_Remote_Server
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| 74 | 4 XWB DIRECT RPC=XWB_DIRECT_RPC
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| 75 | 4 XWB REMOTE RPC=XWB_REMOTE_RPC
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| 76 | 4 XWB REMOTE STATUS CHECK=XWB_REMOTE_STATUS_CHECK
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| 77 | 4 XWB REMOTE GETDATA=XWB_REMOTE_GETDATA
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| 78 | 4 XWB REMOTE CLEAR=XWB_REMOTE_CLEAR
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| 79 | 3 Deferred RPCs
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| 80 | 4 Overview of Deferred RPCs=Overview_of_Deferred_RPCs
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| 81 | 4 XWB DEFERRED RPC=XWB_DEFERRED_RPC
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| 82 | 4 XWB DEFERRED STATUS=XWB_DEFERRED_STATUS
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| 83 | 4 XWB DEFERRED GETDATA=XWB_DEFERRED_GETDATA
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| 84 | 4 XWB DEFERRED CLEAR=XWB_DEFERRED_CLEAR
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| 85 | 4 XWB DEFERRED CLEARALL=XWB_DEFERRED_CLEARALL
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| 86 | 2 Debugging and Troubleshooting
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| 87 | 3 RPC Error Trapping=Error_Handling
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| 88 | 3 Identifying the Listener Process on the Server=ID_Listener
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| 89 | 3 Identifying the Handler Process on the Server=ID_Handler
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| 90 | 3 Testing Your RPC Broker Connection=Testing_Connection
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| 91 | 3 Client Timeout and Buffer Clearing=Buffer_Clearing
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| 92 | 2 Developer Utilities
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| 93 | 3 RPC Broker Programmer Preferences=IDH_brokprogpref
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| 94 | 2 Tutorial
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| 95 | 3 Introduction=tut_intro
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| 96 | 3 Advanced Preparation=tut_prep
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| 97 | 3 Step  1: Create Application with an RPC Broker Component=tut_step1
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| 98 | 3 Step  2: Get Server/Port=tut_step2
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| 99 | 3 Step  3: Establish Broker Connection=tut_step3
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| 100 | 3 Step  4: RPC Routine to List Terminal Types=tut_step4
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| 101 | 3 Step  5: RPC to List Terminal Types=tut_step5
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| 102 | 3 Step  6: Call the ZxxxTT LIST RPC=tut_step6
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| 103 | 3 Step  7: Associate IENs=tut_step7
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| 104 | 3 Step  8: Routine to Retrieve Terminal Types=tut_step8
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| 105 | 3 Step  9: RPC to Retrieve Terminal Types=tut_step9
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| 106 | 3 Step 10: Call Zxxx RETRIEVE RPC=tut_step10
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| 107 | 3 Step 11: Register RPCs=tut_register
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| 108 | 3 See Also: FileMan Delphi Components (FMDC)=tut_fmdc
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| 109 | 3 Tutorial Source Code=tut_pascal
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| 110 | 2 DLL Interface
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| 111 | 3 Introduction=dll_intro
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| 112 | 3 DLL Special Issues
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| 113 | 4 RPC Results from DLL Calls=dll_results
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| 114 | 4 GetServerInfo Function and the DLL=dll_getserverinfo
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| 115 | 3 DLL Exported Functions
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| 116 | 4 RPCBCall=dll_function_rpcbcall
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| 117 | 4 RPCBCreate=dll_function_rpcbcreate
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| 118 | 4 RPCBCreateContext=dll_function_rpcbcreatecontext
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| 119 | 4 RPCBFree=dll_function_rpcbfree
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| 120 | 4 RPCBMultItemGet=dll_function_rpcbmultitemget
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| 121 | 4 RPCBMultPropGet=dll_function_rpcbmultpropget
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| 122 | 4 RPCBMultSet=dll_function_rpcbmultset
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| 123 | 4 RPCBMultSortedSet=dll_function_rpcbmultsortedset
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| 124 | 4 RPCBParamGet=dll_function_rpcbParamGet
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| 125 | 4 RPCBParamSet=dll_function_rpcbParamSet
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| 126 | 4 RPCBPropGet=dll_function_rpcbpropget
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| 127 | 4 RPCBPropSet=dll_function_rpcbpropset
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| 128 | 3 Guidelines for C++
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| 129 | 4 Overview=dll_cpp_intro
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| 130 | 4 TRPCBroker C++ Class Methods=dll_cpp_methods
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| 131 | 4 Initialize the Class=dll_cpp_init
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| 132 | 4 Create Broker Instances=dll_cpp_create
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| 133 | 4 Connect to the Server=dll_cpp_connect
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| 134 | 4 Execute RPCs=dll_cpp_execute
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| 135 | 4 Destroy Broker Instances=dll_cpp_destroy
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| 136 | 3 Guidelines for C
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| 137 | 4 Overview=dll_c_intro
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| 138 | 4 InitializeLoadLibrary and GetProcAddress=dll_c_init
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| 139 | 4 Create Broker Components=dll_c_create
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| 140 | 4 Connect to the Server=dll_c_connect
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| 141 | 4 Execute RPCs=dll_c_execute
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| 142 | 4 Destroy Broker Components=dll_c_destroy
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| 143 | 3 Guidelines for Visual Basic
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| 144 | 4 Overview=dll_vb_intro
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| 145 | 4 Initialize=dll_vb_init
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| 146 | 4 Create Broker Components=dll_vb_create
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| 147 | 4 Connect to the Server=dll_vb_connect
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| 148 | 4 Execute RPCs=dll_vb_execute
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| 149 | 4 Destroy Broker Components=dll_vb_destroy
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