README.TXT

PICKLT 
 
 
The PICKLT program demonstrates data type serialization. The program  
demonstrates a fixed buffer style pickling and an incremental style pickling  
depending on the switches being used. 
 
The implicit_handle primitive is used as the pickling handle. 
 
With default switches, the program encodes data to a file. To decode data  
from the file, use -d switch. 
 
FILES 
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The directory samples\rpc\pickle\picklt contains the following files for 
building the distributed application PICKLT: 
 
File          Description 
 
README.TXT    Readme file for the PICKLT sample 
PICKLT.IDL    Interface definition language file 
PICKLT.ACF    Attribute configuration file 
PICKLTC.C     Client application for type pickling 
MAKEFILE      Nmake file to build for Windows NT or Windows 95 
MAKEFILE.DOS  Nmake file to build for MS-DOS 
 
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BUILDING THE (CLIENT) FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT OR WINDOWS 95 
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The following environment variables should already be set for you: 
 
  set CPU=i386 
  set INCLUDE=%SDKROOT%\h 
  set LIB=%SDKROOT%\lib 
  set PATH=%SDKROOT%\system32;%SDKROOT%\bin 
 
where %SDKROOT% is the root directory for the 32-bit Windows SDK. 
 
For mips,  set CPU=mips 
For alpha, set CPU=alpha 
 
Build the sample distributed application: 
 
  nmake cleanall 
  nmake 
 
This builds the executable programs pickltc.exe. 
There is no server side in this sample as the notion of server does not 
apply to pickling. 
 
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BUILDING THE CLIENT APPLICATION FOR MS-DOS 
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After installing the Microsoft Visual C/C++ version 1.50 development 
environment and the 16-bit RPC SDK on a Windows NT or Windows 95 
computer, you can build the sample client application from Windows NT 
or Windows 95: 
 
  nmake -f makefile.dos cleanall 
  nmake -f makefile.dos 
 
This builds the client application callc.exe. 
 
You may also execute the Microsoft Visual C/C++ compiler under MS-DOS. 
This requires a two-step build process. 
 
  Step One: Compile the .IDL files under Windows NT or Windows 95: 
 
     nmake -a -f makefile.dos picklt.h 
 
  Step Two: Compile the C sources (stub and application) under MS-DOS: 
 
     nmake -f makefile.dos 
 
 
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RUNNING THE APPLICATION 
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The default setting for this application is to encode data to  
pickle.dat file. Enter: 
 
  pickltc 
 
To decode data that has been encoded, enter: 
 
  pickltc -d 
 
Several other command line switches are available to change settings for  
this program. For a listing of the switches available from the client  
program, enter: 
 
  pickltc -?