1. Introducing the ToolTalk Service
Using the ToolTalk Desktop Services Message Set
Using the ToolTalk Document and Media Exchange Message Set
Integrating Multimedia Functionality
Adding Multimedia Extensions to Existing Applications
Extending the X Cut and Paste Facility
Using the CASE Interoperability Message Sets
Using the ToolTalk Filename Mapping Functions
Using ToolTalk in a Multi-Threaded Environment
How Applications Use ToolTalk Messages
Modifying Applications to Use the ToolTalk Service
2. An Overview of the ToolTalk Service
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
13. Managing Information Storage
A. Migrating from the Classing Engine to the ToolTalk Types Database
B. A Simple Demonstration of How the ToolTalk Service Works
The ToolTalk service enables independent applications to communicate with each other without having direct knowledge of each other. Applications create and send ToolTalk messages to communicate with each other. The ToolTalk service receives these messages, determines the recipients, and then delivers the messages to the appropriate applications, as shown in .
Figure 1-1 Applications Using the ToolTalk Service