| DESCRIPTION OF ENHANCEMENTS |
This patch updates the Broker's programmer client workstation software --
aware that installing a new version of the TRPCBroker component (i.e. a
new BDK) may cause incompatibilities in Delphi, resulting in a compile
failure of the unit containing the Broker-dependent component and the
following compilation error:
Unit <unit1> was compiled with a different version of <unit2>.
Check with the creators of the Broker-dependent component to make sure
that, with regards to the version of the BDK you are about to install:
The release of the source code does not affect how a developer uses the
a) Your current component is compatible, or
b) You can obtain a new version of the component that is compatible.
c) You have the source (.pas, .dfm, .dpk, etc.) files available so that
the component can be recompiled successfully. If you're using the
FileMan Delphi Components (FMDC), please note that the FMDC source code
includes references to RPC Broker Development Kit (BDK) code. When you
install a new version of the BDK, you will need to recompile the FMDC.
As of patch FMDC*1.0*1, source code for FMDC is provided, allowing you
Broker Component or other parts of the BDK. Modified BDK source code
to recompile FMDC if necessary. For instructions on how to recompile FMDC,
please refer to FMDC*1.0*2.
INSTALLATION:
Server Side:
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Use the following instructions in installing this server-side RPC Broker
patch. Do NOT follow the M Server Installation Instructions in the RPC
should NOT be used to create VistA GUI applications. Suggestions for
Broker Installation Guide to install the server portion of this patch.
No routines or other package components are added or modified on the
server by this patch.
1. Use the 'INSTALL/CHECK MESSAGE' option on the PackMan menu. This option
will load the KIDS (Kernel Installation and Distribution System) package
onto your system.
2. On the KIDS menu, under the 'Installation' menu, use the following
changes to the BDK should be done via NOIS (for bugs ) or E3R (for
option:
Install Package(s) 'XWB*1.1*14'
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Answer the install questions like this:
Want KIDS to INHIBIT LOGONs during the install? YES// NO
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Want to DISABLE Scheduled Options, Menu Options, and Protocols? YES// NO
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enhancements) for review and possible inclusion in another patch.
Client Side:
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Please follow the instructions in the most recent Broker 1.1 Installation
Guide.
The BDK now has separate run-time and design-time packages. There is no
longer a VistaBroker package. The new packages are XWB_Dxx and XWB_Rxx,
where D means Design-time and R means Run-time and where xx is two digits
also known as the Broker Development Kit (BDK). It adds no new
indicating the version of Delphi with which it should be used (e.g.,
XWB_D50 is the design-time package for Delphi 5.0). Splitting the BDK
into separate packages resolves certain compatibility problems that arose
from having a single run- and design-time package. It also eliminates a
certain problem with Delphi 5.0's dsgnintf unit that prevented users of
the Standard edition of Delphi 5.0 from using the Broker.
The run-time package should not be used to create executables that depend
on a separate XWB_Rxx.bpl installed on client workstations. There is no
procedure in place at this time to reliably install the correct version of
functionality.
the run-time bpl on client workstations. Do NOT compile your project so
that it relies on dynamic linking with the BDK's run-time package; that
is, do NOT check the 'Build with runtime packages' box on the Packages tab
of the Project Options dialog.
This patch addresses issues raised in the following NOISs:
POR-0200-51902 Can't install CPRSDTTM package in Delphi 4
POR-0200-50554 When is the source code being distributed ?
POR-0400-51704 RPC Broker Source Code
IMPORTANT NOTES:
This patch consists of 2 parts:
1. Packman message containing the XWB*1.1*14 KIDS build. The packman
message simply updates the version multiple of the package.
2. Updated BDK (programmer client workstation software). This version of
This patch:
the BDK supports Delphi 5, Delphi 4, and Delphi 3.
DO NOT INSTALL THIS PROGRAMMER CLIENT WORKSTATION SOFTWARE ON END-USER
CLIENT WORKSTATIONS. If you are not using the BDK in any local or
national development, you do not need to retrieve the Broker's programmer
client workstation software. The software does not update the Broker
software that is running at end-user client workstations. Further, since
no new functionality is added to the BDK by this patch, you do not have to
retrieve and install it on programmer workstations unless you either want
to see the BDK source code or need to use separate run- and design-time
packages.
The software distribution includes:
FILE NAMES DESCRIPTION Bytes
XWB1_1P14PG.EXE BDK Self-Installing Executable 2,905,311
XWB1_1P14IG.PDF Installation Guide 171,945
XWB1_1RM.TXT Readme text file 15,686*
*The size of this file will change in the future as additions are made.
- releases the source code for the BDK
Note: Use Binary mode for .PDF, and .EXE files.
Use ASCII mode for .TXT file.
To obtain the updated BDK, use FTP to retrieve the software from one of
the following CIO Field Offices' ANONYMOUS.SOFTWARE directories:
CIO FIELD OFFICE FTP Address
Hines 152.129.1.110 (isc-chicago.domain.ext)
Albany 152.127.1.5 (isc-albany.domain.ext)
Salt Lake City 152.131.2.1 (isc-slc.domain.ext)
- splits the VistaBroker package into separate design- and run-time
PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES:
A Package may have been defined to require the Broker package. Patch
XWB*1.1*14 changes the identity of the Broker design-time package. If you
try to install a package into the Delphi IDE that requires the Broker, you
may receive an error message like:
Can't load package <Package1>.
One of the library files needed to run this package cannot be found.
packages.
To resolve this problem, Open the dpk file associated with that package;
delete the reference to the old version of the Broker in the Requires
section; add a reference to the new design-time Broker package (XWB_Dxx)
into the Requires section; recompile and install the package.
BROKER-DEPENDENT COMPONENTS:
Warning: Some components, such as the FileMan Delphi Components, reference
the TRPCBroker component. If you use such components for development, be
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