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

Including the ToolTalk API Header File

Registering with the ToolTalk Service

Registering in the Initial Session

Registering in a Specified Session

Registering in Multiple Sessions

Setting Up to Receive Messages

Sending and Receiving Messages in the Same Process

Sending and Receiving Messages in a Networked Environment

Unregistering from the ToolTalk Service

Using ToolTalk in a Multi-Threaded Environment

Initialization

ToolTalk procids and sessions

ToolTalk storage

Common Problems

  8.  Sending Messages

  9.  Dynamic Message Patterns

  10.  Static Message Patterns

  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