kisko_zsocket.txt (11/9/99)

To install the ZSocket component 

On a A PC where Borland Builder 4 is installed in c:\program files\borland\cbuilder4, 

 Download zsocket.obj in http://www.ise.ufl.edu/kisko/files/bb/ZSocket/
    to c:\program files\borland\cbuilder4\lib
 Download zsocket.h 
    to c:\program files\borland\cbuilder4\include

 Open Borland Builder 4 and ...

 Click Component
 Click Install Component
 Click Into new package
    Click into Unit file name 
      browse to c:\program files\borland\cbuilder4\lib 
      select files of type *.obj
      select zsocket.obj and click on Open

    Click into Package file name
      set to c:\program files\borland\cbuilder4\lib\zpack.bpk

    Click OK

    When dialog box "One or more lines were too long" appears, select OK
    Dialog box appears "Package zs.bpk will be built" select YES

    The package will be built, click OK when done.

    Close Builder
    Do not save changes to project1 or zsocket.obj
    Save changes to project zpack

On a CIRCA PC: 

 Download zsocket.obj in http://www.ise.ufl.edu/kisko/files/bb/ZSocket/
 to c:\user

 Open Borland Builder 4 and ...

 Click Component
 Click install component
 Click into new package
    Click into unit file name 
      browse to c:\user
      select files of type *.obj
      select zsocket.obj and click on Open

    Click into select package file name
      set to c:\user\zpack.bpk

    Dialog box appears "One or more lines to long" select OK
    Dialog box appears "Package zs.bpk will be built" select YES

    Click File (in the main menu)
    Click Close All (you may experience problems if you close
                     Builder)
    Do not save changes to zsocket.obj
    Save changes to project zpack

We will test Zsocket with two applications, a server and a client.
The server will echo strings sent to it by clients. 
The client will send and receive strings to/from the server.

To test the component

 Download server.zip in http://www.ise.ufl.edu/kisko/files/bb/ZSocket/
    to c:\bb\server
 Download client.zip 
    to c:\bb\client
  Unzip both
  Open Borland Builder 4 and
    Open the server project, run it, stop it, close all.
    Run server.exe via explorer.

[NOTE] If you are experiencing difficulties running the executables,
       try copying zpack.lib (which should be in c:\user or 
       c:\program files\borland\cbuilder4\lib, depending on which
       method you used to install the Zsocket component) into a 
       into the current directory ( c:\bb\server).  You might also have 
       to copy the files borlndmm.dll and cp3245mt.dll (into the same 
       directory that you just put zpack.lib into), which can be downloaded 
       at http://www.ise.ufl.edu/esi4161/files/t-ReCS/inst_sim/ 

    Open the client project, run it, send strings, the server echos them back,
      stop it, close all.
    Run client.exe via explorer.

[NOTE] See above note.  If you copied the 2 'dll' files into c:\bb\server
       above (instead of copying the files into a directory in the 
       path), you will have to repeat the procedure and recopy the 2 'dll'
       files, this time into the directory c:\bb\client.

    Run two more copies of client.exe
    Let each send their own strings.
    Stop all clients and then the server.