Broker help/TOC
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- Title RPC Broker Developer's Guide
RPC Broker V. 1.1 Developer's Guide
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 RPC Broker Components and Classes
- 3 Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs)
- 4 Other RPC Broker APIs
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Encryption Functions
- 4.3 GetServerInfo Function
- 4.4 M Emulation Functions
- 4.5 VistA Splash Screen Procedures
- 4.6 $$BROKER^XWBLIB
- 4.7 $$RTRNFMT^XWBLIB
- 4.8 XWB ARE RPCS AVAILABLE
- 4.9 XWB IS RPC AVAILABLE
- 4.10 XWB GET VARIABLE VALUE RPC
- 4.11 Running RPCs on a Remote Server
- 4.12 Deferred RPCs
- 5 Debugging and Troubleshooting
- 6 Developer Utilities
- 7 Tutorial
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Advanced Preparation
- 7.3 Step 1: Create Application with an RPC Broker Component
- 7.4 Step 2: Get Server/Port
- 7.5 Step 3: Establish Broker Connection
- 7.6 Step 4: RPC Routine to List Terminal Types
- 7.7 Step 5: RPC to List Terminal Types
- 7.8 Step 6: Call the ZxxxTT LIST RPC
- 7.9 Step 7: Associate IENs
- 7.10 Step 8: Routine to Retrieve Terminal Types =
- 7.11 Step 9: RPC to Retrieve Terminal Types
- 7.12 Step 10: Call Zxxx RETRIEVE RPC
- 7.13 Step 11: Register RPCs
- 7.14 See Also: FileMan Delphi Components (FMDC)
- 7.15 Tutorial Source Code
- 8 DLL Interface
Overview
Introduction
The RPC Broker is a client/server system within VA's Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) environment. It enables client applications to communicate and exchange data with M Servers.
This manual describes the development features of the RPC Broker. The emphasis is on using the RPC Broker in conjunction with Borland's Delphi software. However, the RPC Broker supports other development environments.
This manual provides a complete reference for development with the RPC Broker. For an overview of development with the RPC Broker component, see the "RPC Broker V. 1.1 Getting Started with the Broker Development Kit" manual.
This document is intended for the VISTA development community and Information Resource Management (IRM) staff. A wider audience of technical personnel engaged in operating and maintaining the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) software might also find it useful as a reference.
Broker Overview
For the latest RPC Broker product information, please refer to the RPC Broker Home Page on the web at: http://vista.med.va.gov/broker/index.html.
About this Version of the RPC Broker This version of the Broker provides programmers with the capability to develop new VISTA client/server software using the Broker Delphi component (i.e., TRPCBroker) in the 32-bit environment.
