Simply put, this comprehensive handbook supplies you with all of the information and guidance you need to harness the full potential of Visual Objects. Clipper experts John Paul Mueller and BJ Walsh tell you how to use Visual Objects for Clipper within the Windows environment ot take full advantage of today's advanced hardware.
One of the features that sets this book apart from others is its emphasis on interfacing VO Clipper to local area networks, C, and other programs. In addition to providing complete routines and programs (not fragments) on disk, Mueller and Walsh give you a valuable object-oriented programming tutorial, suggesting techniques and explaining Clipper's commands and functions.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
- Port code from DOS
- Interface Visual Objects to C and Assembly language
- Write database file translation routines for import and export
- Access internal switches and functions to fine-tune hardware operation
- Access peripheral chips, including timers and video buffers
- Write code to utilize the math coprocessor
- Write drivers for peripherals and memory management
- Write terminate-and-stay resident programs (TSRs)
… and more. You'll also find step-bystep instructions for programming sound boards and DCA/Intel fax boards.
Chapter 1 Porting Your Code from DOS
Chapter 2 UDCs (Preprocessor Directives) and Code Blocks
Chapter 3 Interfacing Visual Objects to C
Chapter 4 Object-Oriented Programming Techniques
Chapter 5 Creating New Functions
Chapter 6 Using Visual Objects in a Local Area Network
Chapter 7 Interfacing Visual Objects to Other Programs
Chapter 8 Creating Add-On Libraries for Visual Objects
Chapter 9 Accessing the Peripheral Chips
Chapter 10 Accessing the Math Coprocessor
etc.