HP 3000 Manuals HP 3000 Manuals
Product 900 Series HP 3000 Computer Systems HP VPLUS/Windows Programmer's Guide HP Part No. 36393-90002 Printed in U.S.A. Printed Dec 1990 Edition First E1290
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No part of this document may be | |photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the| |prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. | ________________________________________________________________________ Copyright Æ 1990 by Hewlett-Packard Company Printing History The following table lists the printings of this document, together with the respective release dates for each edition. The software version indicates the version of the software product at the time this document was issued. Many product releases do not require changes to the document. Therefore, do not expect a one-to-one correspondence between product releases and document editions. Edition Date Software Version --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Edition December 1990 A.01.00 Preface The VPLUS/Windows Programmer's Guide is written for VPLUS application programmers. It is a conceptual and procedural manual that discusses all tasks associated with running existing VPLUS applications on the VPLUS/Windows presentation server. The reader of this manual must have a thorough knowledge of the VPLUS programming environment. It is assumed that the reader understands the information presented in the HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS/V) Reference Manual (32209-90001). This manual is organized as follows: Chapter 1 Product Overview provides general information about VPLUS/Windows components and the basic process involved in using the product. Chapter 2 Adapting VPLUS Applications for VPLUS/Windows provides the necessary information for an application programmer to adapt existing VPLUS applications for use in VPLUS/Windows. Chapter 3 VPLUS/Windows Interface provides a walkthrough of the VPLUS/Windows interface from the perspective of a user or system administrator. Chapter 4 Creating Application Help provides information for the application programmer to connect the VPLUS/Windows help facility to the Microsoft Windows help application. Chapter 5 Application Confirmation Utilities provides procedures for running the VPLUS/Windows utilities. Chapter 6 Recovery Procedures provides procedures to recover a PC or HP 3000 that has failed while VPLUS/Windows is active. Appendix A VPLUS/Windows Messages provides cause and action text for server messages and translation utility messages. Appendix B Installing VPLUS/Windows provides information on connection requirements and network access, and also provides procedures for installing the presentation server. Additional Information HP VPLUS/Windows (36393A)\Additional Information About Release A.00.00 VPLUS/Windows only supports Microsoft Windows 3.0 real mode. VPLUS/Windows relies on HP Officeshare for networking to the HP 3000, and HP Officeshare only supports Microsoft Windows 3.0 real mode. If you have applications that only run in standard or enhanced modes of Microsoft Windows 3.0, you cannot run these applications concurrently with VPLUS/Windows. If you attempt to run VPLUS/Windows programs (VWSERVW.EXE or VWFFSUMM.EXE) in standard or enhanced modes, the message box Application Compatibility Warning appears. Specify WIN /R at the MS-DOS command prompt to run Microsoft Windows 3.0 in real mode. For further information about the operating modes of Microsoft Windows 3.0, refer to the Microsoft Windows User's Guide (SY06851-0290). Conventions UPPERCASE In a syntax statement, commands and keywords are shown in uppercase characters. The characters must be entered in the order shown; however, you can enter the characters in either uppercase or lowercase. For example: COMMAND can be entered as any of the following: command Command COMMAND It cannot, however, be entered as: comm com_mand comamnd italics In a syntax statement or an example, a word in italics represents a parameter or argument that you must replace with the actual value. In the following example, you must replace filename with the name of the file: COMMAND filename bold italics In a syntax statement, a word in bold italics represents a required parameter that you must replace with the actual value. In the following example, you must replace filename with the name of the file: COMMAND(++filenamexx++) punctuation In a syntax statement, punctuation characters (other than brackets, braces, vertical bars, and ellipses) must be entered exactly as shown. In the following example, the parentheses and colon must be entered: (filename):(filename) underlining Within an example that contains interactive dialog, user input and user responses to prompts are indicated by underlining. In the following example, yes is the user's response to the prompt: Do you want to continue? >> yes { } In a syntax statement, braces enclose required elements. When several elements are stacked within braces, you must select one. In the following example, you must select either ON or OFF: {ON } COMMAND {OFF} Conventions (continued) [ ] In a syntax statement, brackets enclose optional elements. In the following example, OPTION can be omitted: COMMAND filename [OPTION] When several elements are stacked within brackets, you can select one or none of the elements. In the following example, you can select OPTION or parameter or neither. The elements cannot be repeated. [OPTION ] COMMAND filename [parameter] The symbol indicates a key on the keyboard. For example, RETURN represents the carriage return key or Shift represents the shift key. CTRLcharacter CTRLcharacter indicates a control character. For example, CTRLY means that you press the control key and the Y key simultaneously. 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