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RE: Al Getz Display Server

• Posted by Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum_analyst at hotmail.com> Jul 28, 2003
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>From: Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com>
>Subject: RE: Al Getz Display Server
>
>
>Elliott Sales de Andrade wrote:
> >
> >
> > >From: Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com>
> > >Reply-To: EUforum at topica.com
> > >To: EUforum <EUforum at topica.com>
> > >Subject: RE: Al Getz Display Server
> > >Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:34:22 +0000
> > >
> > >
> > >jondolar wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Al
> > > > I just notice that when I start DisplaySever201.exe, the title of 
>the
> > > > window is..."Wondow Display Server Version 2.00". Did you just 
>forget to
> > > >
> > > > change the version number in the title or am I running version 2.00
> > > > disguised in 2.01 . Perhaps you could check that.
> > > >
> > > > Serge
> > > >
> > >
> > >Hello again Serge,
> > >
> > >Yes, it's just an oversight on the version number that gets
> > >shown in the title bar.
> > >
> > >If you wish, you could put the following three lines into
> > >the connect.ew file (using Notepad only) :
> > >
> > >?hServer
> > >?Identifier
> > >?RegisteredMessage01
> >
> > I get:
> > 459940
> > 3764
> > 49708
> > or something similar.
> >
> > >Then run DisplayServer and then your program with the
> > >connect.ew file included.
> > >If you tell me what three numbers get printed to the console
> > >we might be able to tell what's wrong.
> > >Amazingly, it runs just fine under Win98 
> > >and the DDE mem access method is very fast too.
> >
> > However, when I press Scroll, or Write Text to Server, nothing show up
> > on
> > the server. Also, there is no "Hello, I'm Connected" Oh, BTW, in the
> > Win32lib example, you should use setHandler(), not one of the onXXX
> > event
> > handlers.
> >
> > >Take care for now,
> > >Al
> > >
> >
>Thanks Elliott.
>There is no logical explanation yet how the connect file can
>find the server and return a valid handle and still not
>be able to write to it's window.
>I'll have to look into this as soon as i can get on an XP
>machine.
>If you have time to try a few simple experiments i can send
>some to try that will help determine what is happening.

  I have lots of time.....

>Take care for now and thanks much,
>Al
>
>PS
>i've been also using your GD library and have created a
>new file viewer with it that is quite fast 
>