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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 10:11:00 EST
- Reply-To: "Mark W. Schumann" <mark@whizbang.wariat.org>
- Sender: "Discussion on the use of the dBase language and related
- dialects" <DBASE-L@NMSUVM1.BITNET>
- From: "Mark W. Schumann" <mark@WHIZBANG.WARIAT.ORG>
- Subject: Re: Netware and Clipper
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- Ken Snyder wrote:
-
- > Could someone explain the abilities and limits of netware support using
- > Clipper 5.01? I am using a computer on a Novell LAN. Any help would be
- > greatly appreciated
-
- Hi, Ken. (Go Huskies!)
-
- Use the rlock() and flock() functions to lock records and files as
- needed. More sophisticated support (with retries) is available in
- the rec_lock() and net_use() functions that are included in your
- sample code.
-
- If you want to write IPX packets or take advantage of the NetWare
- Bindery, then you will have to write your own C/ASM code or obtain
- a third-party library. NetLib is supposed to be pretty good, I
- have heard, or you can get the NANFOR Library from Simtel.
-
- The point is that if you want your program to correctly handle
- record and file locking, it's all right there in your existing
- function reference. If you want more Netware-specific stuff you
- need to go third-party or write your own.
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