•  Preface
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Organization
  •  Using this manual
    • References to ABL compiler and run-time features
    • References to ABL data types
  • Typographical conventions
  •  Examples of syntax descriptions
    • Long syntax descriptions split across lines
    • Long SQL syntax descriptions split across lines
    • Complex syntax descriptions with both required and optional elements
  •  OpenEdge messages
    • Obtaining more information about OpenEdge messages
•  Overview
  • Architecture
  • Developing and accessing an Open Client interface
  •  Accessing AppServer functionality
    •  The session model
      • Session model configuration
      • Connection management
      • Open Client interface and programming
    •  The object model
      • ABL procedures
      • AppObjects
      • SubAppObjects
      • ProcObjects
      • ADM SmartObjects and SmartDataObjects (Java only)
      • Object relationships
      • Open Client access to objects
•  Configuration
  • Building and deploying an Open Client application
  •  Managing Open Client root digital certificates
    •  Java Open Clients
      • Root digital certificate packages
    • .NET Open Clients
    • Web services
•  Generating Proxies and Web Service Definitions
  •  Open Client interfaces
    •  Objects in an Open Client interface
      • AppObject and SubAppObjects
      • ProcObjects
      • ProcObjects or procedures?
      • Encapsulating functionality
    •  Session models
      • Session models and Open Clients
      • Specifying the session model
    • Making procedures available to the interface
  •  Getting started with ProxyGen
    • Versions of ProxyGen
    • Using ProxyGen execution options
    • Starting and using ProxyGen
    • Editing an Open Client interface
    • Specifying generation settings
    • Saving Open Client interfaces in a project file
    • Generating an Open Client proxy or Web service definition
    •  Running Batch ProxyGen
      • Differences on UNIX and Windows platforms
    •  Converting a project file from Progress Version 9 to OpenEdge
      • Converting using ProxyGen
      • Converting using the PXGConvert utility
    • Converting a preferences file from Progress Version 9 to OpenEdge
  •  Defining an Open Client interface using ProxyGen
    • To define an Open Client interface using ProxyGen
  •  Defining an AppObject or SubAppObject
    • Creating AppObject and SubAppObject entries
    •  Specifying AppObject and SubAppObject definitions
      • Handling the Unknown value(?)
      • Mapping temp-table parameters in Java Open Clients
      • Adding ProDataSet before-image data in Web services
      • Specifying AppServer procedure files
  •  Defining procedures in AppObjects and SubAppObjects
    • Setting PROPATH components
    • Adding and deleting procedure files
    • Changing the procedure execution mode (type)
    • Customizing procedure access
    • Customizing method and ProcObject definitions (optional)
    • Customizing method definitions in a ProcObject (optional)
    • Changing the PROPATH setting for existing procedures
  •  Saving the Open Client interface definition in a project file
    • Setting the project work directory
    • Saving the project file
  •  Specifying generation settings
    • Dialog box layout
    • General settings for proxy generation
    •  .NET client details
      • Advanced .NET Options dialog box
    •  Java client details
      • Symbolic references to Java Open Client directory paths
    • Sonic Native Invocation client details
    •  Sonic Web Service client details
      • Advanced Sonic ESB Options dialog box
    • Web Service client details
  •  Validating and generating an Open Client proxy or Web service definition
    •  Open Client interface validation
      • When validation occurs
      • How validation works
    •  Open Client interface generation
      • Generating .NET client interfaces
  •  Object naming in ProxyGen
    • Open Client interface naming conventions
    • Automatic name conversions
    • Naming side effects and restrictions
  • Example
•  Programming Concepts
  •  Connecting to an AppServer
    •  Types of connections
      • Internet connections
      • Intranet connections
    •  Secure connections
      • Secure Internet connections
      • Secure intranet connections
    • Specifying the AppServer connection
  • Getting user input for run-time connection information
  •  Understanding proxy and Web service object methods
    •  Remote ABL methods
      • Identifying generated methods
  •  Passing parameters
    • Handling return values
    • Passing parameters
  • Accessing Open Client run-time properties
  •  Handling errors in an Open Client application
    • Client-side errors
    • Server-side errors before remote ABL method execution
    • Server-side errors during remote ABL execution
  • Accessing an AppServer directly without proxies