DIGITAL TP Desktop Connector
for ACMS
Client Application Programming Guide

D
DAM
See Data Access Manager
Data
context handling #1
context handling #2
conversion
date in DOS
DDEV
DOS
routine provided
Windows
X Windows
local restriction #1
local restriction #2
validation
Data Access Manager
interaction with ACMS system
interface
loading
example
HyperCard example
low-level interface
readying
services #1
services #2
list
unsupported
Data alignment #1
Data alignment #2
Data compression
Data compression monitor
Data compression reports
Data conversion
routine on Macintosh
Data definition
creating for desktop
Data design
description
integrity
validation
workspace
Data type
Oracle CDD equivalents
Database Extension
defined
Datatype parameter
Macintosh
Date
type conversion
Date format conversion
routines on Macintosh
DBEnd
calling
DBExec
example
DBGetItem
calling
DBInit
calling
DBSendItem
example
DBState
example
DDEV
data conversion
defined
Debugging
desktop client program
with tasks #1
with tasks #2
HyperCard
NO I/O tasks without desktop system
DECforms
desktop client program coding
DECnet
enabling tool
Macintosh system version
Design
DIGITAL ACMS application
memory constraints
prototyping
user interface
Desktop
mixing with terminal
Desktop client program
coding for DECforms exchange steps
component
DOS
Macintosh
Windows
X Windows
exiting with task outstanding
I/O task interaction
implementing a
Macintosh
libraries
sample
source code locations
using TP Desktop Connector client services
writing
with blocking services
with nonblocking services #1
with nonblocking services #2
Development
DOS
blocking
presentation procedures
services
code management
memory allocation routine
nonblocking #1
guidelines #1
guidelines #2
presentation procedures
services
version-checking routine
Macintosh
DAM services
guidelines
OpenVMS system
DIGITAL ACMS application
developing
Dispatcher
role definition
DOS
sample desktop client program
E
Error
handling application
Event-driven processing
Exchange step
DECforms coding
in nonblocking environment
Macintosh support
presentation procedure with
Exit handler
calling
External function
See XFCN
F
Failover configuration
submitter node #1
submitter node #2
Flow control
handling
Forced nonblocking
Forced nonblocking sample
Form
library file use
treating in DIGITAL ACMS application
FORM I/O
coding
FORMS.H file
use
Front-end system
See Desktop system
G
Gatekeeper
role definition
Gateway
as ACMS agent
capacity
component description
increasing availability of desktop
TP Desktop Connector
definition
Generating workspace definitions
Graphics
use
Guidelines
nonblocking client
H
HAT stack
XFCN descriptions
HyperCard
converting time
debugging
ending a DAM session
HyperTalk script
characteristics
sample use
I
I/O task
client procedure
DOS
definition
in nonblocking environment
procedure kinds
Identification
submitter
desktop gateway
DIGITAL ACMS
TP Desktop Connector
InitDBPack
example
Initialization
phase
Initializing
XFCN
Interface
user
design
graphics
multiple sign-ins
L
Libraries
desktop client program
location of API
network list
Linking
desktop client program
DOS
Macintosh desktop client program
Logical name
ACMSDI_GET_VERSION use
sample directories