TS/MP Management Programming Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Contents

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3. SPI Programming Considerations (continued)

Message Elements for the Pathway Subsystem 3-4

Commands 3-4

Object Types 3-6

Object Names 3-8

Object-Selector Tokens 3-9

Event Numbers 3-9

Other Tokens 3-9

Extensible Structured Tokens 3-10

Types for Fields in Structured Tokens 3-13

Data Lists and Error Lists 3-14

Building and Sending a Command Message 3-14

Summary of Steps 3-14

Considerations for SSINIT 3-15

Considerations for SSPUT 3-16

Considerations for SSNULL and Extensible Structured Tokens 3-16

Specifying Continuation 3-17

Required Object States for Continuation 3-18

Continuation Example 3-19

32-Byte File Names 3-20

Resetting Values in Fields 3-21

Receiving and Decoding Response Messages 3-22

Summary of Steps 3-22

Considerations 3-23

Error Handling 3-23

Security 3-24

Naming Guidelines for Applications 3-25

Programming Considerations for Specific Object Types 3-25

PATHMON and PATHWAY Objects 3-25

Server Objects 3-26

Writing C Programs 3-27

Command Presentation 3-28

Unlisted Tokens 3-29

Required Tokens and Fields 3-29

4. SPI and EMS Standard Definitions

SPI Standard Definitions 4-1

Information Specific to the Pathway Subsystem 4-3

EMS Standard Definitions 4-4