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The two separate sections of this book introduce Windows sockets (Winsock) programming for writing Internet applications, and basic telephony application programming interface (TAPI) programming. The introductory chapter of each section is followed by descriptions of functions, structures, and constants along with Delphi code examples. Topics include Winsock 2 resolution, TCP/IP communication, handling TAPI line messages, and accepting incoming calls. The CD-ROM contains example programs.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
Developer's Guide to Delphi Communications is another addition to the highly successful Delphi series from Wordware. This is the only title on the market that provides a comprehensive overview to the communications capability of Delphi relative to the major communications protocols, such as TCP/IP, MAPI, SMTP, and HTTP.


About the Author
Alan C. Moore is a professor of music at Kentucky State University, where he teaches music theory and composition. He was named Distinguished Professor for 2001-2002. Moore has been programming with Borland languages since the 1980s, and is a contributing editor of Delphi Informant Magazine, for which he writes the File|New column. In 2002, he was elected director of Project JEDI, an international group of developers who provide free resources to the Delphi community. He is also the author of The Tomes of Delphi: Win32 Multimedia API. John C. Penman is a free-lance contractor in Johannesburg, where he specializes in developing Winsock, Internet, and client-server software. He is co-author of two books on Delphi and is a contributor to Delphi Informant Magazine.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Delphi is the premier development tool within Windows computing, and communications is one of the fastest growing segments of the Windows development platform. The Tomes of Delphi: Basic 32-Bit Communications Programming focuses on two essential communications technologies -- Windows Sockets and the Telephony Application Programming Interface -- and provides a guide to using them in Windows applications. The book is divided into sections on Winsock and TAPI. Each section begins with an introductory chapter on that particular technology and following chapters discuss basic TAPI and Winsock programming and their functions. Each function entry contains the syntax, a description of what the function does, a list and description of parameters, acceptable constant values, return values, cross-references to related functions, and an example of its use. Where appropriate, the authors develop wrapper classes and components to further facilitate communications programming. The appendixes include a glossary of communications terms and Winsock and TAPI error codes.

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