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Preface

1.  Introducing the ToolTalk Service

2.  An Overview of the ToolTalk Service

3.  Message Patterns

4.  Setting Up and Maintaining the ToolTalk Processes

5.  Maintaining Application Information

6.  Maintaining Files and Objects Referenced in ToolTalk Messages

7.  Participating in ToolTalk Sessions

8.  Sending Messages

9.  Dynamic Message Patterns

10.  Static Message Patterns

11.  Receiving Messages

12.  Objects

13.  Managing Information Storage

14.  Handling Errors

A.  Migrating from the Classing Engine to the ToolTalk Types Database

B.  A Simple Demonstration of How the ToolTalk Service Works

C.  The ToolTalk Standard Message Sets

D.  Frequently Asked Questions

Glossary

Index

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same process, sending and receiving messages in, Sending and Receiving Messages in the Same Process
scenarios illustrating the ToolTalk service in use, ToolTalk Scenarios
scope, to union of TT_FILE_IN_SESSION and TT_SESSION, File Scope
scope attribute, Using the General-Purpose Function to Create ToolTalk Messages
scope attributes, Scope Attributes
file, File Scope
file-in-session, File-In-Session Scope
session, Session Scope
scopes, that use files, File Scope
scopes, types of, Scope Attributes
scoping messages to every client with registered interest, File-In-Session Scope
scoping to file in session, Scoping to a File in a Session
scoping to file only, Scoping to a File Only
scoping to files and sessions, Scoping to a File and/or a Session
scoping to session only, Scoping to a Session Only
senders, How Applications Use ToolTalk Messages
sending messages, Sending a Message
modifying applications, Modifying Applications to Send ToolTalk Messages
sending notices, Sending Notices
sending requests, Sending Requests
sending ToolTalk messages, Sending ToolTalk Messages
serializing structured data, Serialization of Structured Data
server authentication level, Starting a ToolTalk Session
session, ToolTalk concept of, Sessions
session identifier (sessid), Sessions
session identifiers, multiple for one session, Starting a ToolTalk Session
session scope, Session Scope
session-scoped message flow, Session-Scoped Message Flow
session-scoped messages, queued, Where are queued messages stored and how secure is the storage?
sessions bound to a character terminal, Background and Batch Sessions
tt_message_user() function, Sending and Receiving Messages in the Same Process
setting attributes, Using the General-Purpose Function to Create ToolTalk Messages
setting up to receive messages, Setting Up to Receive Messages
share/include/desktop, What files are part of the ToolTalk service?
shell commands
standard
cp, Maintaining ToolTalk Files and Databases
mv
Maintaining ToolTalk Files and Databases
ToolTalk-Enhanced Shell Commands
rm
Maintaining ToolTalk Files and Databases
Maintaining and Updating ToolTalk Databases
ToolTalk-enhanced
Maintaining ToolTalk Files and Databases
Location of the ToolTalk Service Files
ToolTalk-Enhanced Shell Commands
Managing Files that Contain ToolTalk Information
changing, ToolTalk-Enhanced Shell Commands
ttmv, ToolTalk-Enhanced Shell Commands
shell commands, ToolTalk-enhanced
ttcp
ToolTalk-Enhanced Shell Commands
Managing Files that Contain ToolTalk Information
ttmv
ToolTalk-Enhanced Shell Commands
Managing Files that Contain ToolTalk Information
ttrm
ToolTalk-Enhanced Shell Commands
Managing Files that Contain ToolTalk Information
ttrmdir
ToolTalk-Enhanced Shell Commands
Managing Files that Contain ToolTalk Information
tttar
ToolTalk-Enhanced Shell Commands
Managing Files that Contain ToolTalk Information
shell scripts, ttrsh, Environment Variables Required to Start Programs on Remote Hosts
signals, to which ttsession responds, Starting a ToolTalk Session
signatures
otype, Signatures
ptype, Signatures
SIGUSR1 signal, Starting a ToolTalk Session
SIGUSR2 signal, Starting a ToolTalk Session
silent operation, Starting a ToolTalk Session
spec, Object Data
spec, destroying an object, Destroying Object Specs
specs
adding values to properties, Adding Values to Properties
assigning otype, Assigning Otypes
creating, Creating Object Specs
destroying, Destroying Object Specs
determining properties, Determining Object Specification Properties
examining information, Examining Spec Information
maintaining, Maintaining Object Specs
moving objects, Moving Object Specs
querying for objects, Querying for Specific Specs in a File
storing properties, Storing Spec Properties
updating, Updating Object Specs
updating existing properties, Updating Object Specs
writing into ToolTalk database, Writing Object Specs
start a process tree session, Starting a ToolTalk Session
start process tree sessions, Starting a ToolTalk Session
starting a session manually, Starting a ToolTalk Session
starting a ToolTalk session, Starting a ToolTalk Session
starting programs on remote hosts, Environment Variables Required to Start Programs on Remote Hosts
state change messages, Changes in State of Sent Message
static message patterns, Defining Static Messages
static method, Message Patterns
static patterns
adding callbacks, Adding Message Callbacks
attaching callbacks, Attaching Callbacks to Static Patterns
storing
hostname_map files, Redirecting the Host Machine
partition_map files, Redirecting the File System Partition
storing spec properties, Storing Spec Properties
_SUN_TT_ARG_TRACE_WIDTH, ToolTalk Environment Variables
_SUN_TT_FILE, ToolTalk Environment Variables
_SUN_TT_HOSTNAME_MAP
ToolTalk Environment Variables
Redirecting the Host Machine
_SUN_TT_PARTITION_MAP
ToolTalk Environment Variables
Redirecting the File System Partition
_SUN_TT_SESSION
Starting a ToolTalk Session
ToolTalk Environment Variables
Sending and Receiving Messages in a Networked Environment
Do I need X Windows to use the ToolTalk service?
How does tt_open connect to a ttsession?
SUN_TT_SESSION
Starting a ToolTalk Session
Connecting to the Same Session
_sun_tt_token, What is TT_TOKEN?
_SUN_TT_TOKEN
ToolTalk Environment Variables
How does tt_open connect to a ttsession?
SUN_TTSESSION_CMD, ToolTalk Environment Variables
switching between multiple sessions, How can a process connect to more than one session?
system types database, converting, Converting the System Database