ToolTalk User's Guide

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  Preface

  1.  Introducing the ToolTalk Service

  2.  An Overview of the ToolTalk Service

  3.  Message Patterns

  4.  Setting Up and Maintaining the ToolTalk Processes

  5.  Maintaining Application Information

  6.  Maintaining Files and Objects Referenced in ToolTalk Messages

  7.  Participating in ToolTalk Sessions

  8.  Sending Messages

  9.  Dynamic Message Patterns

  10.  Static Message Patterns

  11.  Receiving Messages

  12.  Objects

Object-Oriented Messaging

Object Data

Creating Object Specs

Assigning Otypes

Determining Object Specification Properties

Storing Spec Properties

Adding Values to Properties

Writing Object Specs

Updating Object Specs

Maintaining Object Specs

Examining Spec Information

Comparing Object Specs

Querying for Specific Specs in a File

Moving Object Specs

Destroying Object Specs

Managing Object and File Information

Managing Files that Contain Object Data

Managing Files that Contain ToolTalk Information

An Example of Object-Oriented Messaging

  13.  Managing Information Storage

  14.  Handling Errors

  A.  Migrating from the Classing Engine to the ToolTalk Types Database

  B.  A Simple Demonstration of How the ToolTalk Service Works

  C.  The ToolTalk Standard Message Sets

  D.  Frequently Asked Questions

  Glossary

  Index