ToolTalk User's Guide

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  Preface

  1.  Introducing the ToolTalk Service

  2.  An Overview of the ToolTalk Service

  3.  Message Patterns

  4.  Setting Up and Maintaining the ToolTalk Processes

  5.  Maintaining Application Information

  6.  Maintaining Files and Objects Referenced in ToolTalk Messages

  7.  Participating in ToolTalk Sessions

  8.  Sending Messages

  9.  Dynamic Message Patterns

  10.  Static Message Patterns

Defining Static Messages

Defining Process Types

Signatures

Creating a Ptype File

Automatically Starting a Tool

Defining Object Types

Signatures

Creating Otype Files

Installing Type Information

Checking for Existing Process Types

Declaring Process Type

Undeclaring Process Types

  11.  Receiving Messages

  12.  Objects

  13.  Managing Information Storage

  14.  Handling Errors

  A.  Migrating from the Classing Engine to the ToolTalk Types Database

  B.  A Simple Demonstration of How the ToolTalk Service Works

  C.  The ToolTalk Standard Message Sets

  D.  Frequently Asked Questions

  Glossary

  Index