Front Cover; Open Client/Server Computing and Middleware; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: Overview; Chapter 1. Open Systems and Client/Server Computing: An Overview; INTRODUCTION; WHAT ARE OPEN SYSTEMS?; ENTERPRISE COMPUTING AND OPEN SYSTEMS; OPERATING SYSTEMS; POSIX; CLIENT/SERVER COMPUTING FOR THE ENTERPRISE; MOTIVATIONS FOR CLIENT/SERVER COMPUTING; DATABASE MANAGEMENT; USER INTERFACES; APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT; MIDDLEWARE AND NEXT-GENERATION CLIENT/SERVER TECHNOLOGY; SUMMARY; ENDNOTES; Chapter 2. Next-Generation Client/Server Architectures; INTRODUCTION

THE FIRST GENERATION: A ""C"" REPORT CARDEMERGING CLIENT/SERVER ARCHITECTURES: AN OVERVIEW; MIDDLEWARE: AN INTRODUCTION; SUMMARY; ENDNOTES; Chapter 3. Principles of Middleware; INTRODUCTION; CLASSES OF MIDDLEWARE; DATABASE MIDDLEWARE; RPC MIDDLEWARE; MESSAGING MIDDLEWARE; OBJECT-ORIENTED MIDDLEWARE; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; SUMMARY; ENDNOTES; PART II: Case Study 1; Chapter 4. Overview of ProtoGen+; INTRODUCTION; PROTOGEN+ COMPONENTS; GENERAL WORKBENCH FEATURES; WORKING WITH THE PROTOGEN+ WORKBENCH; TESTING (ANIMATING) AN APPLICATION; CODE GENERATION; FUNCTIONAL POINTS; VARIABLES AND DATA ELEMENTS

MESSAGE PROCESSINGMORE ABOUT THE WORKBENCH ENVIRONMENT; SUMMARY; Chapter 5. ViewPaint; INTRODUCTION; THE VIEWPAINT ENVIRONMENT; THE TOOLS PALETTE CONTROLS; CONTROL METHODS; SUMMARY; Chapter 6. The ProtoView Screen Manager; INTRODUCTION; COMPONENTS; VIEWS; CONTROLS; PROGRAMMING; BUILDING PROTOVIEW SCREEN MANAGER APPLICATIONS; SUMMARY; Chapter 7. SQLView Visual Database Access; INTRODUCTION; SQLVIEW STRUCTURE AND MIDDLEWARE; SQLVIEW CONNECTIONS; ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS; USING SQLVIEW IN VIEWPAINT; ERROR DISPLAYS; SQLVIEW METHODS; ATTACHING DATABASE ACTIONS TO PUSHBUTTONS, BITMAPS, AND ICONS

OTHER METHODSSQLVIEW AND CONTROLS; LINKING ACTION CONTROLS TO SQL SCRIPTS; SUMMARY; Chapter 8. The ProtoViewWinControl Library; INTRODUCTION; WINCONTROL ARCHITECTURE; VALIDATION WITH WINCONTROL; SUMMARY; PART III: Case Study 2; Chapter 9. Overview of db-UIM/X; INTRODUCTION; PROJECTS; DESIGNING THE INTERFACE LAYOUT; AHACHING C CODE; SETTING APPLICATION DEFAULTS; TESTING AND REFINING INTERFACES; GENERATING CODE; OTHER CAPABILITIES; SOFTBENCH INTERACTION; SUMMARY; ENDNOTES; Chapter 10. Interacting with db-UIM/X; INTRODUCTION; STARTING DB-UIM/X; THE PROJECT WINDOW; CHANGING THE OPERATING MODE

STARTING DB-UIM/X WITH ALTERNATIVE INTERFACES AND FILESCOMMON WINDOW BUTTONS; THE TEXT EDITOR; SAVING WORK; RESETTING DB-UIM/X; THE PROJECT WINDOW'S MENU BAR; POP-UP MENUS; PROJECT WINDOW MENUS IN TEST MODE; SUMMARY; Chapter 11. Working with Widgets and Building Interfaces; INTRODUCTION; INTERFACES AND SHELLS; CREATING WIDGETS; CREATING THE MANAGER WIDGET; SUMMARY; Chapter 12. Drawing Interfaces; INTRODUCTION; CREATING ADDITIONAL WIDGETS; USING THE BROWSER; EDITING LABELS; CREATING A SECOND INTERFACE; USING THE DECLARATIONS EDITOR; ADDING BEHAVIOR; TESTING THE INTERFACES; WRITING C CODE