1. Preface

The OSF DCE Application Development Reference provides complete and detailed reference information to help application programmers use the correct syntax for Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) calls when writing UNIX applications for a distributed computing environment.

1.1. Audience

This document is written for application programmers who want to write Distributed Computing Environment applications for a UNIX environment.

1.2. Applicability

This is Revision 1.1 of this document. It applies to the OSF^TM DCE Version 1.1 offering and related updates. See your software license for details.

1.3. Purpose

The purpose of this document is to assist application programmers when writing UNIX applications for a distributed computing environment. After reading this manual, application programmers should be able to use the correct syntax for DCE calls.

1.4. Document Usage

This document is organized into six chapters.

For DCE Routines, see Chapter 1.
For DCE Threads, see Chapter 2.
For DCE Remote Procedure Call, see Chapter 3.
For DCE Directory Service, see Chapter 4.
For DCE Distributed Time Service, see Chapter 5.
For DCE Security Service, see Chapter 6.

1.5. Related Documents

For additional information about the Distributed Computing Environment, refer to the following documents:

Transarc DCE Introduction
Transarc DCE Command Reference
Transarc DCE Administration Guide--Introduction
Transarc DCE Administration Guide--Core Components
OSF DCE DFS Administration Guide and Reference
OSF DCE GDS Administration Guide and Reference
OSF DCE Application Development Guide--Introduction and Style Guide
OSF DCE Application Development Guide--Core Components
OSF DCE Application Development Guide--Directory Services
OSF DCE Problem Determination Guide
OSF DCE Porting and Testing Guide