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JAL2 at 15:33, 16 March 2012

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	The user is prompted for <var class="product">Model 204</var> input with a <code>></code>, and output from <var class="product">Model 204</var> is sent to standard output (normally the user's terminal screen).		The user is prompted for <var class="product">Model 204</var> input with a <code>></code>, and output from <var class="product">Model 204</var> is sent to standard output (normally the user's terminal screen).

			[[Category:Janus TCP/IP Base]]

JAL2 at 01:44, 16 March 2012

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JAL2: /* ifdial */

2012-03-16T01:06:49Z

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	<td>The parameter <var class="term">name</var> specifies either the TCP/IP address or		<td>The parameter <var class="term">name</var> specifies either the TCP/IP address or
	the name of the host running the BATCH2 server.		the name of the host running the BATCH2 server.
	The parameter		The parameter <var class="term">port</var> specifies the TCP/IP port providing the <var>BATCH2</var> service.
	<var class="term">port</var> specifies the TCP/IP port providing the <var>BATCH2</var> service.
	If this parameter is 0, the default port of 204 is used.		If this parameter is 0, the default port of 204 is used.
	The parameter <var class="term">ibsize</var> indicates the size of the buffer to be used to		The parameter <var class="term">ibsize</var> indicates the size of the buffer to be used to
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	the size of the buffer to be used to send data to the <var class="product">Model 204</var> server.		the size of the buffer to be used to send data to the <var class="product">Model 204</var> server.
	<p>		<p>
	The default for <var class="term">ibsize</var> is 1024 and the default for		The default for <var class="term">ibsize</var> is 1024, and the default for
	<var class="term">obsize</var> is the same as the value of <var class="term">ibsize</var>.		<var class="term">obsize</var> is the same as the value of <var class="term">ibsize</var>.
	Note that values for both <var class="term">ibsize</var> and <var class="term">obsize</var>		Note that values for both <var class="term">ibsize</var> and <var class="term">obsize</var>
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	<td> <table>		<td> <table>
	<tr><th nowrap>>= 0 </th>		<tr><th nowrap>>= 0 </th>
	<td>If the connection succeeds, a value of 0 or greater is returned. This number indicates the connection number and is to be used in future <var class="camel">ifread</var> and <var class="camel">ifwrite</var> calls. There is no limit to the number of <var class="camel">ifdial</var> connections an application can have active at a time. If the connection fails a value less than 0 is returned indicating the nature of the error.		<td>If the connection succeeds, a value of 0 or greater is returned. This number indicates the connection number and is to be used in future <var class="camel">ifread</var> and <var class="camel">ifwrite</var> calls. There is no limit to the number of <var class="camel">ifdial</var> connections an application can have active at a time. If the connection fails, a value less than 0 is returned indicating the nature of the error.
	</td></tr>		</td></tr>
	<tr><th>-100 </th>		<tr><th>-100 </th>

JAL2: /* ifdial */

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	===ifdial===		===ifdial===
	<table ~~class="syntaxTable"~~>		<table>
	<tr><th>Name</th>		<tr><th>Name</th>
	<td>ifdial — Initiate a connection to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> server. </td></tr>		<td>ifdial — Initiate a connection to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> server. </td></tr>

JAL2 at 18:19, 15 March 2012

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	<tr><th><var class="camel">iffinish</var> </th>		<tr><th><var class="camel">iffinish</var> </th>
	<td>Terminate (hang up) connections to <var class="product">Model 204</var> servers. </td></tr>		<td>Terminate (hang up) connections to <var class="product">Model 204</var> servers. </td></tr>
	<tr><th<var class="camel">ifhangup</var> </th>		<tr><th><var class="camel">ifhangup</var> </th>
	<td>Terminate a connection to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> server. </td></tr>		<td>Terminate a connection to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> server. </td></tr>
	<tr><th><var class="camel">ifread</var>* </th>		<tr><th><var class="camel">ifread</var>* </th>
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	the returned value in <var class="term">len</var> is useful when <var class="term">strlen</var> won't work. </p></td></tr>		the returned value in <var class="term">len</var> is useful when <var class="term">strlen</var> won't work. </p></td></tr>
	<tr><th> Visual Basic issues</th>		<tr><th> Visual Basic issues</th>
	<td>Except for <var class="camel">ifread</var> and <var class="camel">ifreadl</var>, all the <var>IFDIAL</var>		<td>Except for <var class="camel">ifread</var> and <var class="camel">ifreadl</var>, all the <var>IFDIAL</var> functions can be called from Visual Basic programs, using the Windows build of ifdial.dll and the declarations provided in the ifdial.vb file (note carefully that ints in C must be Longs in VB, and that strings for which a length is not provided (the <var class="term">name</var> arg to <var class="camel">ifdial</var> and the <var class="term">data</var> arg to <var class="camel">ifwrite</var> and <var class="camel">ifwriteb</var>) <b>must be</b> null-terminated).
	functions can be called from Visual Basic programs, using the Windows
	build of ifdial.dll and the declarations provided in the ifdial.vb
	file (note carefully that ints in C must be Longs in VB, and that
	strings for which a length is not provided (the <var class="term">name</var> arg
	to <var class="camel">ifdial</var> and the <var class="term">data</var> arg to <var class="camel">ifwrite</var>
	and <var class="camel">ifwriteb</var>) <b>must be</b> null-terminated).
	<p>		<p>
	However, because of the way VB passes string args, your VB program must		However, because of the way VB passes string args, your VB program must
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	<td><var class="camel">ifwrite</var> required to provide data for <var class="product">Model 204</var>. </td></tr>		<td><var class="camel">ifwrite</var> required to provide data for <var class="product">Model 204</var>. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>2 </th>		<tr><th>2 </th>
	<td<var class="camel">ifread</var> required to receive data from <var class="product">Model 204</var>. </td></tr>		<td><var class="camel">ifread</var> required to receive data from <var class="product">Model 204</var>. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>12 </th>		<tr><th>12 </th>
	<td>No data to receive. <var class="camel">ifwrite</var> required to provide data for <var class="product">Model 204</var>. <var class="term">**data</var> is set to 0 in this case. </td></tr>		<td>No data to receive. <var class="camel">ifwrite</var> required to provide data for <var class="product">Model 204</var>. <var class="term">**data</var> is set to 0 in this case. </td></tr>

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JAL2: /* ifwrite */

2012-03-15T16:07:34Z

ifwrite

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	<td><var>ifwrite</var>, <var>ifwriteb</var>, <var>ifwritel</var>, <var>ifwritbl</var> — Write data on a connection to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> server		<td><var>ifwrite</var>, <var>ifwriteb</var>, <var>ifwritel</var>, <var>ifwritbl</var> — Write data on a connection to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> server
	<tr><th>Synopsis</th>		<tr><th>Synopsis</th>
	<td><p class="code">#include <ifdial.h>		<td>
			<p class="code">#include <ifdial.h>
	rc = ifwrite(cnum, data)		rc = ifwrite(cnum, data)
	int rc;		int rc;

JAL2: /* ifwrite */

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	<table>		<table>
	<tr><th>Name</th>		<tr><th>Name</th>
	<td><var>ifwrite</var>, <var>ifwriteb</var>, <var>ifwritel</var>, <var>ifwritbl</var> — Write		<td><var>ifwrite</var>, <var>ifwriteb</var>, <var>ifwritel</var>, <var>ifwritbl</var> — Write data on a connection to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> server
	data on a connection to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> server
	<tr><th>Synopsis</th>		<tr><th>Synopsis</th>
	<td><p class="code">#include <ifdial.h>		<td><p class="code">#include <ifdial.h>
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	<td>Connection lost. </td></tr></table>		<td>Connection lost. </td></tr></table>
	</table>		</table>

	==Workstation utilities==		==Workstation utilities==
	Several workstation utilities are provided with the <var class="product">Janus IFDIAL Library</var>		Several workstation utilities are provided with the <var class="product">Janus IFDIAL Library</var>

JAL2: /* ifhangup */

2012-03-15T16:06:50Z

ifhangup

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	<td><var>ifhangup</var> — Terminate (hang up) a connection to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> server </td></tr>		<td><var>ifhangup</var> — Terminate (hang up) a connection to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> server </td></tr>
	<tr><th>Synopsis </th>		<tr><th>Synopsis </th>
	<td><p class="code">#include <ifdial.h>		<td>
			<p class="code">#include <ifdial.h>
	rc = ifhangup(cnum);		rc = ifhangup(cnum);
	int rc;		int rc;
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	<td>Invalid connection number. </td></tr></table>		<td>Invalid connection number. </td></tr></table>
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>

	===ifread===		===ifread===
	<table>		<table>

JAL2: /* Iffinish */

2012-03-15T16:06:37Z

Iffinish

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	</td></tr>		</td></tr>
	<tr><th>Synopsis </th>		<tr><th>Synopsis </th>
	<td><p class="code">#include <ifdial.h>		<td>
			<p class="code">#include <ifdial.h>
	rc = iffinish();		rc = iffinish();
	int rc;		int rc;
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	<td>All connections terminated. </td></tr></table>		<td>All connections terminated. </td></tr></table>
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>

	===ifhangup===		===ifhangup===
	<table>		<table>