Specifications

HLLAPI reference
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Glink: API reference manual Gallagher & Robertson
File name Description
HLLAPI.BAS
This is the definition file to be included into Visual
Basic projects. The file is only needed by developers
coding in VB directly to the HLLAPI specifications.
This file contains a few utility functions to simplify
programming.
WHLLAPI.PAS
Provides the same capabilities for those programmers
using Borland Pascal 7.0, Turbo Pascal for Windows
or Delphi. Just compile the Pascal source with the
compiler you are using..
HLLDB32.DLL
is a utility that can help you debug your HLLAPI
applications. See 'Debugging HLLAPI applications'.
HLLAPI installation
Which files you will need to install will depend whether you are going to be
programming your own applications directly to the HLLAPI specifications or
simply with pre-packaged HLLAPI products.
We will here assume that you will only be using Glink with pre-packaged
HLLAPI products.
1. Copy HLLAPI32.DLL and GLHLLAPI.INI to your Windows directory.
Modify the \WINDOWS\GLHLLAPI.INI file according to the instructions pro-
vided in the file itself. The general parameters there should be straightforward
enough. Each HLLAPI short name will correspond with a Glink configuration
file that's set up with the appropriate setup for the host in question.
The GLHLLAPI.INI configuration file
GLHLLAPI.INI is used (in the same way as WIN.INI) by the Glink
HLLAPI32.DLL to determine runtime parameters and to obtain the exact
configuration to be used by Glink for each 'Short Name' used by the HLLAPI
application. Each host parameter is specified in short name host-specific
sections. The file must reside in your \WINDOWS directory. An example of a
GLHLLAPI.INI file follows here: