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For more information about RPC, see Microsoft RPC Model in Networking and Distributed Services.
RPC Samples Directory Tree
The RPC directory contains several sample RPC distributed applications.
| Sample (Directory) | Description |
| Callback | Fibonacci number implemented as static callback. |
| Cluuid | Manager entry point vector sample. |
| Data\DUnion | Discriminated union. |
| Data\InOut | Directional attributes. |
| Data\RepAs | Represent As attribute. |
| Data\Xmit | Transmit As attribute. |
| Dict | Client-server transaction processing. |
| Doctor | RPC version of Eliza-like therapist program. |
| Dynept | Dynamic Endpoint demonstration. |
| DynOut | Client managing connection via dynamic endpoints. |
| Handles\Auto | Auto handles. |
| Handles\CxHndl | Context handles. |
| Handles\UsrDef | User-defined handles. |
| Hello | Print a string "Hello, World" on the server. |
| Interop | Demonstrates OSF DCE RPC and MS RPC interoperbility. |
| Mandel | Mandelbrot set Windows sample. |
| Mazelord | Networked 3-D maze game. |
| NS\CDS | Gateway protocol for DCE CDS name service. |
| NS\NHello | Classic "Hello, World" sample using name service. |
| Pickle\PicklP | Procedure serialization (a.k.a. pickling). |
| Pickle\PicklT | Data type serialization (a.k.a. pickling). |
| Pipes | Use of the [pipe] attribute. |
| RPCssm | RPCss/m memory package sample. |
| RPCsvc | A Windows NT system service which uses RPC. |
| StrOut | Dynamically allocated strings with [out] attribute. |
| WHello | Windows version of "Hello, World" sample. |
| Wintyp | A client-server bitmap processor. |
| Yield | Demonstrate yield capability for MS Windows 3.x. |
Source File Naming Conventions
The source files within each directory (with the exception of the Windows samples) follow this naming convention:
| Filename Pattern | Description |
| Readme.txt | Instructions to build, run the sample |
| <dirname>.idl | Interface definition language file |
| <dirname>.acf | Application configuration file |
| <dirname>c.c | Client main program |
| <dirname>s.c | Server main program |
| <dirname>p.c | Remote procedures |
| Makefile | Nmake file to build Windows NT or Windows 95 version |
| Makefile.dos | Nmake file to build MS-DOS version |
| Makefile.win | Nmake file to build Win 3.x version |
The Microsoft Windows sample programs use several additional files and do not conform to this naming convention. See the Readme.txt file in each directory for specific information about the files.
DOS and Win3.x Builds
When building client applications on MS-DOS or Windows 3.x, you first need to install the Microsoft Visual C/C++ version 1.5 development environment and the 16-bit RPC SDK on your Windows NT or Windows 95 machine.
There are two different versions of RPC.h for MS-DOS and WIN 3.x. Please add the proper path to your INCLUDE environment variable.