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ID:C5 Clipper API library & Clipper 5.0
Quarterdeck Technical Note #181
by Larry Rush
Re: Upgrading the API Library for Clipper to Clipper 5.0
To: Clipper API developers
Quarterdeck has definite plans to upgrade the DESQview API
Library for Clipper to provide full support for Clipper 5.0.
Although no release date has been set, beta testing should
begin early in November after the Fall Comdex.
Nevertheless, the current API LIbrary version 1.01 (designed to
support Clipper Summer '87) can be easily modified to support
Clipper 5.0. All you need to do is modify the DVAPI.LIB library
file. Perform the following general steps:
Install the Clipper UDFs onto your hard disk.
Recompile all the Clipper UDFs with Clipper 5.0 to create
new OBJ files.
Create a response file for the LIB.EXE library manager.
Use LIB.EXE to remove EXTOR.OBJ from DVAPI.LIB and replace
the old UDFs within DVAPI.LIB with the new 5.0 OBJs.
Note that the "C" and Assembler UDFs within DVAPI.LIB require no
changes.
Take the following steps to convert the DVAPI.LIB library file to
work with Clipper 5.0:
1. If not already done, install the library's Clipper source files
(*.PRG) from the "Clipper Source" disk:
Create a C:\DVAPI\PRG subdirectory under C:\DVAPI.
Log onto that subdirectory.
Insert the "Clipper Source" disk into drive A:.
Execute the self-extracting PRG.EXE PKUNZIP file:
a:prg.exe
This will unzip all the PRG files into C:\DVAPI\PRG.
2. Recompile all the PRG files with Clipper 5.0. Create and run
the following batch file MKOBJS.BAT containing:
for %%f in (p_*.prg) do clipper %%f -m
This will create a P_*.OBJ file for each P_*.PRG file.
3. Log onto C:\DVAPI where DVAPI.LIB should reside and create a
DVAPIPRG.RSP response file for Microsoft's LIB.EXE containing:
DVAPI
-c\EXTOR&
-+prg\P_APPRUN&
-+prg\P_FLDATG&
-+prg\P_FLDATP&
-+prg\P_FLDATS&
-+prg\P_KEYACC&
-+prg\P_KEYCLE&
-+prg\P_KEYINK&
-+prg\P_KEYINP&
-+prg\P_KEYKEY&
-+prg\P_KEYLAS&
-+prg\P_KEYNEX&
-+prg\P_KEYREA&
-+prg\P_KEYSET&
-+prg\P_KEYWAI&
-+prg\P_QRYFTA&
-+prg\P_WINACH&
-+prg\P_WINATB&
-+prg\P_WINATC&
-+prg\P_WINATG&
-+prg\P_WINATP&
-+prg\P_WINATS&
-+prg\P_WINATT&
-+prg\P_WINBRO&
-+prg\P_WINCCO&
-+prg\P_WINCLE&
-+prg\P_WINCLG&
-+prg\P_WINCSC&
-+prg\P_WINDAT&
-+prg\P_WINDBE&
-+prg\P_WINMAR&
-+prg\P_WINMEN&
-+prg\P_WINREA&
-+prg\P_WINRES&
-+prg\P_WINSAV&
-+prg\P_WINSET
NUL
DVAPI
4. Remove EXTOR.OBJ from DVAPI.LIB (with Clipper 5.0 it has been
added to CLIPPER.LIB) and replace the old Summer '87 P_*.OBJ
files within DVAPI.LIB with the new 5.0 P_*.OBJ files:
Execute LIB.EXE with the DVAPIPRG.RSP response file:
lib @dvapiprg.rsp
This creates a new DVAPI.LIB file which supports 5.0. You may now
recompile your source programs with Clipper 5.0 and relink with
RTLink for Clipper 5.0.
Beware! The initial release of Clipper 5.0 has some major bugs due
mostly to its VMM. So, don't call Quarterdeck if you have problems
executing Clipper 5.0 programs linked with your new DVAPI.LIB.
For further information, contact:
Larry Rush (QOS)
(213) 392-9851 Phone
(213) 399-3802 Fax
Copyright (C) 1991 by Quarterdeck Office Systems
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