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From: Hasko Heinecke <hasko@heeg.de>
Subject: Re: Transfering objects over networks
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Marten Feldtmann wrote:
> In article <57s7ge$jv6@due.unit.no>, Runar Jordahl <runarj@ifi.unit.no> wrote:
> >SmalltalkAgents has support for transfering objects over a network
> >connection. Does any other flavor of Smalltalk include support for this? I
> >know many implementations support network connections (like TCP/IP), but
> >can I use these connections for EASY transfer of objects. Or do I have to
> >(manually) break objects down to a byte-stream?
> 
>  VSE gives the user the possibility to transfer objects over "object
> channels" - over TCP/IP. Both images must have the same
> class-definitions. The objects are transfered (via Object Filer) into a
> byte-stream and the receiving image is building the objects again -
> pretty simple.
> 
>  If you now have some kind of event-handler on each end of the object
> channel you may get easy communication possibilities between both images.
> 
>  Marten

For VisualWorks there is a product called RemoteObjects that allows you
to send those remote objects messages, and to receive the results
transparently. Distributed Debugging is also implemented. I don't want
to fill this group with marketing hype. If you're interested, just drop
a note to

	mailto:info@heeg.de

and we'll send you more detailed info.

Hasko Heinecke
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