Pathmaker Programming Guide

Contents
067868 Tandem Computers Incorporated vii
About This Manual xix
About the Pathmaker Manual Set xxiii
Section 1 Pathmaker Tasks
Preparing for Pathmaker Application Development 1-1
Prerequisites 1-1
Task Summary 1-2
Developing a Pathmaker Application 1-3
Prerequisites 1-3
Task Summary 1-3
Managing Pathmaker Application Development 1-4
Prerequisites 1-4
Task Summary 1-4
Using Pathmaker Reports 1-4
Using Pathmaker Utilities 1-5
Using PMADL 1-5
Controlling Multiple Versions of Pathmaker 1-5
Using Pathmaker for Client/Transaction Server Application
Development 1-6
Section 2 Preparing for Pathmaker Application Development
Prerequisites 2-1
Task Summary 2-2
Installing the Pathmaker Product 2-3
Designing a Pathmaker Application 2-3
What Belongs in the Design Specification 2-3
Creating Application Prototypes 2-4
Designing Custom Services 2-5
Designing Custom Servers and Server Classes 2-5
Designing Requesters 2-9
Establishing Naming Conventions 2-12
Rules for Naming Objects in Pathmaker 2-12
Deciding Whether to Modify Files Used for Code Generation 2-19
Modifying Files Used for Requester Generation 2-19
Modifying Files Used for Service and Server Generation 2-20