Implementing CPI-C Programs

This chapter documents the details of the Personal Communications support for the CPI-C interface. It covers these main areas:
  • Techniques for compiling and linking CPI-C programs
  • Methods of preparing and executing CPI-C programs
  • Features of the CPI-C versions supported by Personal Communications

The Personal Communications implementation of CPIC is designed to be binary compatible with Microsoft SNA Server on Windows machines, and similar to the implementation of the CPIC interface of OS/2 Communication Manager/2.

Note: Included in this chapter is information on the CPIC API provided by the following systems:
  • Communications Server running on Windows
  • SNA Win32 API clients platforms that are delivered with the Communications Server product
  • Personal Communications for Windows
When there are differences between the support provided by these systems, it is noted.