NeXtMidas Training: Messages

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X-Midas Interoperability

XBC

Messages



          + Start Here   

          + Background   

          + Common Midas Concepts   

          + Getting Started - Part 1   

          + Getting Started - Part 2   

          + Working with Files   

          + Option Trees   

          + Macros - Part 1 (Basics)   

          + Macros - Part 2 (Graphics)   

          + NetBeans - Part 1 (Setup)   

          + NetBeans - Part 2 (GUIs)   

          + NetBeans - Part 3 (Profiler)   

          + Eclipse - Part 1 (Setup)   

          + Eclipse - Part 2 (GUIs)   

          + Primitives   

          + WebStart   

          + Maps & Imagery   

          - X-Midas Interoperability   

             + Overview   

             - XBC   

                - XBC Setup   

                - Adding Host Primitives   

                - Messages   

                   - Configured Messages   

                   - Unconfigured Messages   

             + Lab 1   

             + NeXtOpt   

          + RMIF & Remoting   

          + Installing NeXtMidas   

          + Support & Maintenance   

          + File Handlers

Notes about X-Midas messages:
- NeXtMidas does not deal with "configured" and "unconfigured" messages the same way X-Midas does.
  - In NeXtMidas messages, the data can be any object (frequently a Table) without any specific configuration.
  - X-Midas messages are structured byte buffers that either match a pre-defined configuration (configured) or are defined ad hoc (unconfigured).

X-Midas Users Take Note:
Since host primitives are unable to handle NeXtMidas ID's (which are strings) all messages from a host primitive will be sent to the same location as specified by the `/MSGID=` switch passed to the host primitive. By default `/MSGID=` is set to null, to see the messages in the `processMessage` procedure of a macro use `/MSGID=MAIN`. (This applies to XBC only, not NeXtOpt.)