> Yes, servers are really just DLLs. Since it is a normal DLL with all the
> capability of a DLL it can communicate using all the normal interprocess
> communication methods.
> >3) What compilers or other software tools would be needed to write the
> >command interface?
>
> Delphi (yuk). And version 5 would be the best bet - assuming P99SE is
your
> target. For P98 you can use Delphi 3 I think.
If a server is just a DLL, why can't you make a DLL from some other
non-Delphi language, such a VB, VC, or PowerBasic?
Can you just use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) to send commands to Protel?
This was suggested by another Protel user on this newsgroup.
Does an NDA apply in the instance where nothing was disclosed to the signer?
After all, how can you disclose something that has not been disclosed to
you? It would seem impossible to violate the NDA in that case!
Best regards,
Ivan Baggett
Bagotronix Inc.
website: www.bagotronix.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99SE guru question
> On 03:48 PM 12/06/2001 -0400, Bagotronix Tech Support said:
> >Hello, Protel gurus:
> >
> ><..snip..>
>
>
> Due to the NDA signed when one downloads the pre-release SDK and that
> remains in force a year later as there has been no release of the SDK,
some
> of what is stated below is guarded.
>
> >If I wrote an automated test application, could I have a board's nets
> >highlighted by Protel when given a command to do so by the test
application?
> >Essentially, the way it would work is the board under test would be
> >connected to a test fixture (custom made; not expensive ATE), and
diagnosed
> >by a test program. When the test program finds a fault, it would issue a
> >command to Protel to highlight the net and/or component that is likely at
> >fault.
> >
> >OK, you Protel gurus, the question is:
> >1) Could Protel accept a command to highlight a net from an external
> >application?
>
> Yes, servers are really just DLLs. Since it is a normal DLL with all the
> capability of a DLL it can communicate using all the normal interprocess
> communication methods.
>
> >2) If #1 is yes, through what software mechanism are commands passed to
> >Protel?
>
> Function calls.
>
> >3) What compilers or other software tools would be needed to write the
> >command interface?
>
> Delphi (yuk). And version 5 would be the best bet - assuming P99SE is
your
> target. For P98 you can use Delphi 3 I think.
>
> Ian Wilson
>
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