Tcl-DP v4.0a2 Documentation

Tcl-DP Commands

• dp_accept - accept a TCP client connection
• dp_admin - register/unregister a DP channel for RPC/RDOs
• dp_connect - open a Tcl-DP channel
• dp_copy - perform a bulk copy from one channel to another
• dp_netinfo - allows access to TCP, DNS and SMTP information
• dp_RDO - perform a remote procedure call without return value
• dp_recv - get data from a channel
• dp_RPC - perform a remote procedure call
• dp_send - send data through a channel

Tcl-DP Library Functions

• RPC
  • dp_MakeRPCServer - create TCP RPC server channel
  • dp_MakeRPCClient - create TCP RPC client channel
• Distributed Objects
• Sample Applications

Tcl-DP Channels

• TCP
• UDP
• IPM
• Serial
• Email
• Filters

Tcl-DP v3.x Obsolete Functions

• dp_address - obsolete, use dp_connect or fconfigure to setup UDP/IPM destinations
• dp_receive - use "gets chanID" and "puts chanID"
• dp_send - (not the same as the 4.0 command)
• dp_packetReceive
• dp_packetSend
• dp_readbinary
• dp_writebinary
• dp_receiveFrom
• dp_sendTo
• dp_whenidle - use "after idle ?script?"
• dp_hostname - use "info hostname"
• dp_waitvariable - use "vwait ?variable?"
• dp_update - use "update ?idletasks?"
• dp_socketOption - use "fconfigure chanID ?option?"
• dp_shutdown - use "close chanID"
• dp_isready - obsolete in event-driven I/O
• dp_filehandler - use "fileevent chanID ?type? ?script?"
• dp_fupdate - obsolete, all channels should be opened with dp_connect
• dp_closesocket - use "close chanID"
• dp_ProcessRPCCommand - obsolete in wish, use "update" in tclsh