DPT Documentation Index
User Guides
IDE User Guide |
Information for programmers on how to use the client front end application |
DBA Guide |
Some discussion of the DPT file system: allocating, loading files etc. |
System Config Guide |
How to operate the DPT host system, and assorted interesting system-level notes |
Language Reference |
About User Language and command handling - M204 compatibility issues etc. |
Web Server |
Administration and programming guide for web applications on DPT |
Demo Walkthrough |
A guided tour of DPT's sexiest features, for the new user |
FAQ |
You know what |
Release Notes
Version 0.1 [2004] |
This was the first publicly-available release |
Version 1.0 [2006] |
A major release, including e.g. file and screen handling |
Version 1.x |
Bug fixes, small-to-medium additions and cosmetic tweaks to V1 |
Version 2.0 |
Lots of extra platform IO options, plus web server, Sirius functions and various other goodies |
Version 2.x |
Bug fixes, small-to-medium additions and cosmetic tweaks to V2 |
Version 3.0 |
BLOBs, File Wizard, Fast Load, Java API, etc. |
Future... |
Sketched-out ideas and plans |
Model 204TM Emulation
Strategy |
Discussion of the approach taken to the project, what features were attempted/left out and why |
Features Cross-reference |
An extensive list of M204 features, showing what DPT does and doesn't do |
Customization
The following documents are not all ready. They will be completed and published if and when anybody asks for them.
Database API programming |
How to use the C++ API to add DPT's M204-like file handling to your own applications |
$Functions |
A tutorial on how to write custom $functions for DPT (50% complete) |
Messages and parameters |
How to define custom messages and parameters, mainly for use with custom $functions (25% complete) |
Client scripts |
For use in debugger/editor macros etc. (feature incomplete, documentation a distant dream) |
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