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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:*OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:IOSG::PYE
Created:Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4343
Total number of notes:18308

2554.0. "APT-IN-1 ... Any help would be welcomed" by INBAL::OFER_A (Home sweet home ...) Tue Apr 13 1993 08:38


	Hi Everybody,


	We are currently involved in the development of an ALL-IN-1 interface 
	for a product called APTuser (see note conference CURRNT::APTUSER).
	
	The challenge we are facing now is to supply the data for an 
	Index/Select form by using an installed image with the callback 
	mechanism (instead of a DSAB). 

	Does anyone have any relevant experience or an idea of how to do it ?

	Any help would be greatly appreciated ...


		Ofer.
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2554.1ASIAGO::ALL-IN-1_CLIAIMTEC::BUTLER_TTue Apr 13 1993 12:228
    Ofer,
    
    You may want to enter this in the cli conference: ASIAGO::ALL-IN-1_CLI.
    
    One question would be why not the dsab?
    
    
    Tim
2554.2Can you use FCS?CHRLIE::HUSTONTue Apr 13 1993 12:518
    
    Not sure exactly what you want, but you might be able to use the FCS,
    it will give you all the functionality of the IOS file cabinet and it
    has built in callbacks to application (you in this case) supplied 
    routines. 
    
    --Bob
2554.3More details ...INBAL::OFER_AHome sweet home ...Wed Apr 14 1993 11:0424

	Thanks Bob & Tim,

	Let me fill in some details :
	APTuser has a very flexible (and portable) environment (list of 
	applications) which is written in a chain of sequential ASCII 
	files (the pointing is by specifying a directory name for the next 
	file). 
	API functions provided with product would get me the first and the 
	next applications until the last one according to the above 
	description.

	My dilemma is whether to use the API once upon entering APT-IN-1 to 
	build an indexed file which would be used throughout the session or
	use the API when needed online. It's actually a question of 
	performance : if I would be sure that the first option (using a 
	DSAB on an indexed file) is always faster after the initial cost 
	than any other online method , then my dilemma is solved.

	
		Cheers,

				Ofer.
2554.4Which API am I using at what point?AIMTEC::BUTLER_TWed Apr 14 1993 13:1617
    Hello:
    
    I still confused (my normal state). In .3 when you *use* the API, I take
    that to mean the APTuser API and not the ALL-IN-1 API.
    
    The input to the indexed file is a linked list of applications and
    only traversed in that manner (sequential through the list)?
    
    When in ALL-IN-1 you are going to be using the ALL-IN-1 API for the
    index forms etc.. (BIND)?
    
    Will the user be changing (add, delete, etc..) the list of applications
    in the index file or just selecting one to execute?
    
    Let me know if I am on the right track,
    
    Tim
2554.5Ya lost me... (not hard lately)CHRLIE::HUSTONWed Apr 14 1993 19:095
    
    I'm with Tim, I'm confused as to what you are trying to do
    
    --Bob