STROUT
The STROUT sample demonstrates how to allocate memory at a server for
a two-dimensional object (an array of pointers) and pass it back to the
client as an [out]-only parameter. The client then frees the memory.
This technique allows the stub to call the server without knowing in
advance how much data will be returned.
This program also allows the user to compile either for UNICODE or ANSI.
See section below for guidelines on how to compile for UNICODE
FILES
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The directory samples\rpc\strout contains the following files for
building the sample distributed application STROUT:
File Description
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README.TXT Readme file for the strout sample
STROUT.IDL Interface definition language file
STROUT.ACF Attribute configuration file
CLIENT.C Client main program
SERVER.C Server main program
COMMON.H Common header file for all the files
REMOTE.C Remote procedures
MAKEFILE nmake file to build 32-bit client and server applications
for ANSI characters.
MAKEFILE.UNI nmake file to build 32-bit client and server applications
for UNICODE characters.
NMAKE builds the executable programs CLIENT.EXE (client) and
SERVER.EXE (server).
Note: The client and server applications can run on the same
Microsoft Windows NT computer when you use different screen groups.
COMPILING FOR UNICODE:
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type nmake /f makefile.uni at the command line. This will cause
the compiler to use the file MAKEFILE.UNI instead of the MAKEFILE.
The reason behind the use of TEXT, TCHAR, _TUCHAR, _tprintf, _tcscpy,
_tcscmp, and _tcslen is that these macros expand to either
one byte character ANSI functions or to UNICODE (Wide characters) functions
when they are compiled
TEXT : This macro will put an L in front of the string if we are
compiling for UNICODE
TCHAR : Maps to either char or wchar_t
_TUCHAR : Maps to either unsigned char or wchar_t
_tprintf: Maps to either printf or wsprintf
_tcslen : Maps to either strlen or wcslen
_tcscpy : Maps to either strcpy or wcscpy
_tcscmp : Maps to either strcmp or wcscmp
