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- From: backes@cadsun.uni-sb.de (Rainer Backes)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
- Subject: Turbo Pascal API for NetWare
- Message-ID: <20825@sbsvax.cs.uni-sb.de>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 11:02:25 GMT
- Sender: news@sbsvax.cs.uni-sb.de
- Lines: 71
-
- Hi Netfolks !
- (original newsgroup was comp.sys.novell)
-
- Sorry for wasting some bandwidth, but Novell (and others)
- are using this medium for their informations too.
-
- Some times ago I posted some questions about the encrypted
- password calls (do you remember ?).
-
- Now the product is shipping: the 'bond' tools for Novell
- NetWare and Turbo Pascal.
-
- The product includes nearly all API-functions available in
- the Novell C-API for DOS. There are two disadvantages:
- - you can't write VAPs with it (Turbo Pascal isn`t able to
- produce VAPs)
- - the encrypted password calls are not supported yet, because
- Novell wasn't able (or willing) to support us with the
- necessary .obj files. ( the source is top secret)
- But there are some advantages:
- - I builded an object-oriented layer on the IPX/SPX
- communication functions. Doing IPX/SPX communication is
- now as easy as doing file or screen I/O.
- Did you ever try to establish a SPX connection without
- polling (using Event Service Routines) ?
- Now you don't have to worry about ESR, ECB, stacks and
- so on, just call ObjectName.EstablishConnection.
- - For all german-speaking poeple there is one great advantage:
- we wrote a 870 page documentation in GERMAN.
- English speaking folks: sorry, but you can use the Docs
- of Novell (NetWare technical Reference, Doc of C-API)
- because the Names of the procedures and functions and
- the calling parameters are similar to the C-API.
- (exept the object oriented Comm. Layer).
- - the 'bond' tools support windows (3.0 and 3.1). A simple
- {$define} lets the units compile for Turbo Pascal
- for Windows. The IPX/SPX functions are not yet supported
- for Windows, but we are working on it. We will ship this
- upgrade to all registered customers, when it is available.
- - the 'bond' tools are shipped with full source code.
-
- And now there is the great drawback: we want money for that stuff !
-
- Yes, I am a student of Computer Sciences, but that's only the one
- side. On the other side I am CNE/CNI and I have with 3 other poeple
- a small company called 'bond' Software-Entwicklung GmbH. We spend
- very much time in writing the software and very more time in writing
- the documentation. Noone did pay us for that time yet. So we have
- to sell our product.
-
- The price is 749,- DM plus Taxes and Shipping.
-
- The order address is:
- 'bond' Software-Entwicklung GmbH
- Illinger Str. 76
- W-6682 Ottweiler
- GERMANY
-
- phone: +49 6824 2031
- telefax: +49 6824 2034
-
- Please don't order via E-Mail. If you have any questions, feel free
- to contact us. (preferably via FAX. Email may take longer, because
- my email-Address is at the university and I am not ervery day there)
-
- I hope I didn't waste your time in giving you this information.
-
-
- Rainer Backes
- now for 'bond' Software-Entwicklung GmbH
-
-