AUTO


The AUTO program demonstrates the use of the ACF attribute auto_handle in 
a distributed application that generates a time stamp. 

The directory samples\rpc\handles\auto contains the following files to
build the distributed application AUTO:

File          Description

README.TXT    Readme file for the AUTO sample
AUTO.IDL      Interface definition language file
AUTO.ACF      Attribute configuration file
AUTOC.C       Client main program
AUTOS.C       Server main program
AUTOP.C       Remote procedures
MAKEFILE      Nmake file to build for Windows NT or Windows 95
MAKEFILE.DOS  Nmake file to build for MS-DOS

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BUILDING CLIENT AND SERVER APPLICATIONS FOR
MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT OR WINDOWS 95
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The following environment variables should be already set for you:

  set CPU=i386
  set INCLUDE=%SDKROOT%\h
  set LIB=%SDKROOT%\lib
  set PATH=%SDKROOT%\system32;%SDKROOT%\bin

where %SDKROOT% is the root directory for the 32-bit Windows SDK.

For mips, set CPU=mips
For alpha, set CPU=alpha

Build the sample distributed application:

  nmake cleanall
  nmake

This builds the executable programs autoc.exe (client) and
autos.exe (server).

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BUILDING THE CLIENT APPLICATION FOR MS-DOS
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After installing the Microsoft Visual C/C++ version 1.50 development
environment and the 16-bit RPC SDK on a Windows NT or Windows 95
computer, you can build the sample client application from Windows NT
or Windows 95:

  nmake -f makefile.dos cleanall
  nmake -f makefile.dos

This builds the client application callc.exe.

You may also execute the Microsoft Visual C/C++ compiler under MS-DOS.
This requires a two-step build process.

  Step One: Compile the .IDL files under Windows NT or Windows 95:
    
     nmake -a -f makefile.dos auto.h

  Step Two: Compile the C sources (stub and application) under MS-DOS:
      
     nmake -f makefile.dos

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RUNNING THE CLIENT AND SERVER APPLICATIONS
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On the server, enter:

  net start rpclocator
  autos

(You can also start the RPC Locator by running the
Services program in Control Panel.)

On the client, enter:

  net start workstation
  autoc

Note: The client and server applications can run on
the same Microsoft Windows NT computer when you use
different screen groups.

Several command line switches are available to change
settings for this program. For a listing of the switches
available from the client program, enter:

  autoc -?

For a listing of switches available from the server
program, enter:

  autos -?

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RUNNING ON WINDOWS 95
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If you wish to run the server on Windows 95, you will need to use
the LRPC protocol.

To start the server, enter:

  autos -p ncalrpc

To start the client (from the same machine), enter:

  autoc -p ncalrpc