Open Client/Server Computing and Middleware

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I Overview 1 Open Systems and Client/Server Computing: An Overview Introduction What Are Open Systems? Enterprise Computing and Open Systems Operating Systems POSIX Client/Server Computing for the Enterprise Motivations for Client/Server Computing Database Management User Interfaces Application Development Middleware And Next-generation Client/Server Technology Summary Endnotes 2 Next-Generation Client/Server Architectures Introduction The First Generation: A "C" Report Card Emerging Client/Server Architectures: An Overview Middleware: An Introduction Summary Endnotes 3 Principles of Middleware Introduction Classes of Middleware Database Middleware RPC Middleware Messaging Middleware Object-Oriented Middleware Future Directions Summary EndnotesPart II Case Study 1 4 Overview of ProtoGen+ Introduction ProtoGen+ Components General Workbench Features Working with the ProtoGen+ Workbench Testing (Animating) an Application Code Generation Functional Points Variables and Data Elements Message Processing More About the Workbench Environment Summary 5 ViewPaint Introduction The ViewPaint Environment The Tools Palette Controls Control Methods Summary 6 The ProtoView Screen Manager Introduction Components Views Controls Programming Building ProtoView Screen Manager Applications Summary 7 SQLView Visual Database Access Introduction SQLView Structure and Middleware SQLView Connections Establishing Connections Using SQLView in ViewPaint Error Displays SQLView Methods Attaching Database Actions to Pushbuttons, Bitmaps, and Icons Other Methods SQLView and Controls Linking Action Controls to SQL Scripts Summary 8 The ProtoView WinControl Library Introduction WinControl Architecture Validation with WinControl SummaryPart III Case Study 2 9 Overview of db-UIM/X Introduction Projects Designing the Interface Layout Attaching C Code Setting Application Defaults Testing and Refining Interfaces Generating Code Other Capabilities SoftBench Interaction Summary Endnotes 10 Interacting with db-UIM/X Introduction Starting db-UIM/X The Project Window Changing the Operating Mode Starting db-UIM/X with Alternative Interfaces and Files Common Window Buttons The Text Editor Saving Work Resetting db-UIM/X The Project Window's Menu Bar Pop-Up Menus Project Window Menus in Test Mode Summary 11 Working with Widgets and Building Interfaces Introduction Interfaces and Shells Creating Widgets Creating the Manager Widget Summary 12 Drawing Interfaces Introduction Creating Additional Widgets Using the Browser Editing Labels Creating a Second Interface Using the Declarations Editor Adding Behavior Testing the Interfaces Writing C Code Building a Working Application with db-UIM/X The Rest of the Application Making Reusable Interfaces Summary 13 The Network Object Toolkit Introduction Network Object Types Creating DSQL Objects The Network Object Browser The Network Object Selector The Network Object Editor The Object Results Viewer The Object Bind Editor The Bind Browser The Database Login Dialog The Server/Database Manager The Bind Manager Summary 14 Integrating Cross-Platform Components Introduction Widgets and Swidgets Creating Adapter Swidgets Managing Instances Designating a Child Site Creating Instances of Components Defining Design-Time Methods Adding Event Procedures The Integration Code and Augmenting UIM/X SummaryAppendices Appendix A: Client/Server Future Trends Appendix B: ProtoGen+ Client/Server Suite 5.0 Appendix C: Client/Server and Middleware Product ChecklistsIndex