p.6 EDITORIAL
[author : Jonathan Erickson] #Edito
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
p.18 AN SQL SERVER MESSAGE-HANDLING CLASS
[author : Mark Betz]
Before building an SQL server class for Sybase/Microsoft's SQL Server, Mark had to unravel its client/server message-handling mechanism. Here's what he found, along with the C++ class library he eventually developed.
p.26 OBJECT DATABASES
[author : Jonathan Wilcox]
As distributed computing and interoperable objects move into the forefront of computing, the need for object-database standards will become paramount. Jonathan examines the issues surrounding object methods and distributed programming, focusing on how these issues relate to object databases.
p.36 DATABASE MANAGEMENT IN C++
[author : Art Sulger]
Art presents a C++ class library which provides a single interface to multiple database file formats, saving you time and trouble during the development process.
p.44 ENDIAN-NEUTRAL SOFTWARE, PART 2
[author : James R. Gillig]
In this installment of his two-part article, Jim discusses how you write portable software by applying Endian-neutral design and programming principles.
p.52 SHARING PERIPHERALS INTELLIGENTLY
[author : Ian Hirschsohn]
The key to coping with mountains of data is to be able to transfer and share it at reasonable transfer rates. Ian describes a system for moving data at high speeds using off-the-shelf hardware.
p.116 PARTITIONS
[author : Joe Celko]
Partitions provide a means for dividing data into meaningful groups. Joe examines algorithms and techniques for efficient partitioning.
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
p.62 INTERFACING LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS
[author : Brian R. Anderson]
Brian presents a simple, instrument-independent system for making individual measurements under user control, or a timed series of measurements under program control—all using the PC's RS-232 port.
NETWORKED SYSTEMS
p.70 PACKET FILTERING IN THE SNMP REMOTE MONITOR
[author : William Stallings]
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) was designed for managing complex, multivendor internetworks. Bill examines its remote-network monitoring facilities, while Steve Witten adds details on the abstract-syntax notation, an OSI language for defining the formats of SNMP packets.
EXAMINING ROOM
p.76 CHARACTER SIMULATION WITH SCRIPTX
[author : Assaf Reznik]
The ScriptX system from Kaleida Labs is a platform-independent, object-oriented development environment for creating multimedia apps. Assaf implements a ScriptX-based multimedia application which was created in a way that facilitates reuse of its design and code in other simulations.
PROGRAMMER'S WORKBENCH
p.84 BUILDING MULTIMEDIA DATABASES
[author : Michael Regelski]
MediaDeveloper is a library of multimedia programming objects that let you incorporate video, sound, animation, graphics, and images into database apps. Michael uses Visual Basic, Q&E's VBX tool, and MediaDeveloper to develop a multimedia database.
COLUMNS
p.105 PROGRAMMING PARADIGMS
[author : Michael Swaine]
The life and death of AI, robots, and Steve Ballmer's car are Michael's topics this month.
p.109 C PROGRAMMING
[author : Al Stevens]
This month, Al focuses on how Quincy's design separates the IDE, translator, and interpreter. He also takes a look at P.J. Plauger's new book, The Draft Standard C++ Library.
p.113 ALGORITHM ALLEY
[author : Bruce Schneier]
Random numbers are essential in cryptography. This month, Colin Plumb discusses the random-number generator he helped devise for the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) e-mail security program.
p.121 PROGRAMMER'S BOOKSHELF
[author : Douglas Reilly]
Embedded-systems development isn't just for assembly-language programmers anymore. Doug examines two books—Programming Microcontrollers in C and Embedded Systems Programming in C and Assembler—which take embedded-systems programming to a higher language.
FORUM
p.10 LETTERS
[author : you]
p.144 SWAINE'S FLAMES
[author : Michael Swaine]
PROGRAMMER'S SERVICES
p.142 OF INTEREST
[author : Monica E. Berg]