Copyright: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 14:47:47, V. 1.1


Broker Programmer Preference Editor
RPC Broker Programmer Preferences Editor

You can use the RPC Broker Programmer Preferences application (i.e., BrokerProgPref.exe) to define certain default property values for the TRPCBroker component. When you add a TRPCBroker component to a Delphi application, the settings you define in the Programmer Preferences Editor are used as the default property values.

Click on various parts of the RPC Broker Programmer Preferences screen below for information on that setting.

(If you are visually challenged or unable to access the information available on this client-side image map, please refer to the "Programmer Preferences Dialogue Box Description" topic.)

You may want to make an entry for BrokerProgPref.exe in Delphi's Tools Menu, to make it easily accessible from within Delphi.


ClearParameters

If checked, automatically sets the ClearParameters property of a TRPCBroker component to True when you add one to a form.


ClearResults

If checked, automatically sets the ClearResults property of a TRPCBroker component to True when you add one to a form.


ListenerPort

Sets the ListenerPort property of a TRPCBroker component to the specified value when you add one to a form.


Server

Sets the Server property of a TRPCBroker component to the specified value when you add one to a form.


Connect in Delphi IDE

Enables or disables the connection to the M server from within the Borland Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Disabling this is useful when you are developing in an environment without a connection to an M server, because an attempt is made to connect to the Server (if enabled) when certain TRPCBroker component properties are edited.


Defaults

Pressing Defaults returns the programmer settings to their default values.


Programmer Preferences Dialogue Box Description

The RPC Broker Programmer Preferences application presents a GUI dialogue box that allows developers to set default values for certain RPC Broker component properties and default settings for RPC Broker development. You can set any of the following:

•	ClearParameters (check box)—If checked, automatically sets the ClearParameters property of a TRPCBroker component to True when you add one to a form.

•	ClearResults (check box)—If checked, automatically sets the ClearResults property of a TRPCBroker component to True when you add one to a form.

•	ListenerPort (text box)—Sets the ListenerPort property of a TRPCBroker component to the specified value when you add one to a form.

•	Server (text box)—Sets the Server property of a TRPCBroker component to the specified value when you add one to a form.

•	Connect in Delphi IDE (check box)—Enables or disables the connection to the M server from within the Borland Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Disabling this is useful when you are developing in an environment without a connection to an M server, because an attempt is made to connect to the Server (if enabled) when certain TRPCBroker component properties are edited.

•	Defaults (button)—Pressing Defaults returns the programmer settings to their default values.