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- InternetServices
- ================
-
- Version 1.07 (05 Feb 1997)
-
- Introduction
- ------------
- Whilst learning the ins and outs of writing Internet software I found one
- sadly missing section of the SWI interface. Although we have calls to decode
- and encode host addresses, there is none to decode and encode services and
- ports. For my SocketLib I wrote a pair of basic routines to perform this,
- using the FreeNet and Acorn services files as the standard I would decode.
- These routines, whilst doing the job, were very slow. Therefore, I've
- re-written the code in Assembler and bunged it in a module. Much nicer :-)
-
- Since I got fed up with the really pathetic error messages that the sockets
- interface kept giving me I decided to expand this by adding error number to
- text conversion. Nicer still :-)
-
- And because I really don't like droping down to basic to read the error
- numbers or service names, I've added some *Commands to help.
-
-
- Usage
- -----
- Obviously, no programs will benefit currently from this module, as I've only
- just written it. However, to those of you who wish to use it, the StrongHelp
- manual provided should give you details enough to be able to write using it.
-
- OSCLI Commands :
- *Inet_DecodeError <number> - display the textual version of the error
- code
- *Inet_ServiceByPort <port> - decode the service name and it's aliases
- *Inet_ServiceByName <service> - decode the service number
-
-
- Disclaimer
- ----------
- The author accepts no responsibility for any problems which this application
- may cause or loss of data resulting in its use. This application is Public
- Domain Freeware. This means that it may be distributed, so long as no charge
- other than copying costs are charged for it.
-
-
- Source code
- -----------
- This program requires the !JFPatch pre-assembler to make the code. This is
- a simple text-to-basic assembler which takes a text assembler file, makes a
- basic program from it to assemble, assembles it and returns any errors. It is
- available from Justin Fletcher's website (users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph) or
- directly by mailing to Gerph@essex.ac.uk.
- All source code and the resultant module must be distributed together.
-
-
- Contact
- -------
- Any comments, queries, donations or bug reports can be sent to Justin
- Fletcher at :
-
- E-Mail : Gerph@essex.ac.uk
- URL : http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph
- IRC : On #Acorn as Gerph
- Finger : finger jrflet@postman.essex.ac.uk
- Tel : (01842) 813979
-
- Snail Mail :
- Justin Fletcher
- “Galadriel”
- 17b Cromwell Road,
- Weeting,
- Brandon,
- Suffolk.
- IP27 0QT
-
-
- History
- -------
- Version 1.00 : 26 Sep 1996
- Could only read lines out of the services file. Alias code
- unfinished.
-
- Version 1.01 : 26 Sep 1996
- Alias code re-written. Crashed when alias comments encountered
-
- Version 1.02 : 26 Sep 1996
- Alias code works, tied in to Internet_GetServiceByPort, which
- now works.
-
- Version 1.03 : 26 Sep 1996
- Internet_GetServiceByName now works correctly. Fixed alias
- code to return 0 if no aliases are present.
-
- Version 1.04 : 28 Sep 1996
- Minor bug in ReadUnsigned for the port number fixed - should
- ignore malformed numbers.
-
- Version 1.05 : 02 Dec 1996
- Added the DecodeError SWI to make life even easier.
-
- Version 1.06 : 09 Dec 1996
- Added the *Inet_DecodeError and *Inet_Service* commands.
-
- Version 1.07 : 05 Feb 1997
- Added CreateMenu SWI.
-