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Par2: Using the "linked in" broker
1999-11-03 -- Jim DeFabia
 
One aspect of the linked-in App Server (broker) that might not be obvious is that it allows you to create and distribute web-enabled apps that users can run on their desktops and see in their browsers. This allows you to distribute or email an EXE and its associated files to a client or potential client for demo purposes. The client does not need Clarion or the App Server (broker) installed. Here are the steps to distribute: 1) ship your EXE, its required DLLs and its related data files and any other external files it needs. Typically this list will be: yourapp.exe Your data files c55runx.dll c55ascx.dll c55dosx.dll c55tpsx.dll (or the file driver you chose for your data files) c55layx.dll c55ibcx.dll skeleton.dll C55brem.dll PLUS the entire skeleton directory and its contents. the images you need (e.e., x.gif ) in a public directory. deploy to a dir structure like this: x:--- |--appdir |----skeleton |----public where appdir contains the files listed above and the skeleton dir contains all your skeletons and the public folder contains the images you need. You will find all of these conveniently located in your \distrib folder. Now the user can double-click on the EXE and the app runs in the local browser. (NB: requires TCP/IP and a Browser be installed on the client machine, but most of today's machines already have this). As for "real" deployment over the Web... Sorry. The linked-in App Server (broker) always uses 127.0.0.1 (localhost) so it is limited to local use.


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