CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Installing DECmessageQ for OS/2

  1.1     Checking the Media Software Distribution Kit

  1.2     Before You Begin
    1.2.1      Release Notes
    1.2.2      Preinstallation Tasks
    1.2.3      Prerequisite Hardware
    1.2.4      Prerequisite Software

  1.3     The Installation Procedure

  1.4     Error Recovery

  2      Configuring DECmessageQ for OS/2

  2.1     OS/2 Configuration File

  2.2     Using the DECmessageQ for OS/2 Configuration Utility

  3      Using DECmessageQ for OS/2

  3.1     Subset of DECmessageQ Communication Functions for OS/2

  3.2     Subset of DECmessageQ Services for OS/2

  3.3     Addressing

  3.4     Include Files

  3.5     Message Recovery Services
    3.5.1      MRS Message Handling
    3.5.2      Link Recovery Actions
    3.5.3      Limitations

  3.6     Building Images

  3.7     Supported Calls

  3.8     Unsupported Calls

  3.9     OS/2 Specific Calls

  4      Troubleshooting

  4.1     Link Failover

  4.2     Return Codes

  A   Files Included in the DECmessageQ for OS/2 Kit

  B   DECmessageQ for OS/2 Sample Installation

  C   DECmessageQ Configuration File Line Items

  D   Files Needed to Run a DECmessageQ Application

  E   DECmessageQ for OS/2 Call Reference

  putil_print_status

  putil_status

  EXAMPLES

  3-1        Compiling and Linking a DECmessageQ for OS/2 Application

  B-1        Sample INSTALL.CMD Procedure

  FIGURES

  2-1        DECmessageQ Configuration File

  3-1        DECmessageQ Address Specification

  3-2        DECmessageQ Group Configuration Example

  TABLES

  3-1        OS/2 Equivalent C Include Files

  3-2        DECmessageQ MRS Delivery Modes for OS/2

  3-3        MRS Link Recovery Actions

  3-4        Supported Calls

  3-5        OS/2 Specific Calls

  4-1        DECmessageQ OS/2 Specific Return Codes

  A-1        Files Included with DECmessageQ for OS/2

  C-1        Line Items in the DECmessageQ Configuration File

  D-1        Run-Time Files