CN17450C/N1745 - Workplace Shell Programming with SOM

Explore the OS/2 System Object Model (SOM) and Workplace Shell (WPS) programming through lecture and extensive hands-on lab exercises. This class gives you a detailed technical understanding of OS/2 WPS and SOM 2.0. This is not a general overview of SOM and WPS.

How you will benefit
Learn how to:
 * Write a Workplace Shell class
 * Create objects and classes using System Object Model
 * Understand the interaction between an object and its client program
 * Learn how to program Workplace Shell objects: WPAbstract, WPPRogramFile and WPDataFile

Topics

 * Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
 * Encapsulation
 * Inheritance
 * Polymorphism


 * Introduction to SOM
 * Defining a class
 * C-language bindings
 * SOM precompiler
 * Metaclasses


 * Writing a Simple SOM Class
 * Writing the .CSC file
 * Accessing methods and data
 * Writing a client program


 * SOM Inheritance
 * Overriding methods
 * Public and private methods
 * Public and private data


 * Metaclasses
 * Explicit metaclasses
 * Implicit metaclasses


 * A Complete .CSC File
 * Required sections
 * Optional sections


 * The SOM Development Process
 * Environment variables
 * Running the SOM compiler


 * Debugging SOM Applications
 * Using IPMD
 * Using SOM tracing


 * Extended File Attributes
 * Launching an EXE file


 * Introduction to Workplace Shell
 * Workplace shell objects
 * Writing a workplace shell application
 * Object ID's and setup strings


 * A Workplace Shell Compatible Application
 * Extended attributes and templates
 * Installing the application


 * A Workplace Shell Aware Application
 * Writing a WPDataFile subclass
 * Installing a workplace shell aware application


 * More on Date File Subclassing
 * Printing
 * The development cycle


 * Workplace Shell Implementation
 * The desktop
 * OS2.INI and extended attributes


 * Menu Windows
 * Popup menus
 * Conditional cascades


 * Menus in a Workplace Shell Object
 * Standard object popups
 * Filtering popups
 * Adding/deleting popups
 * Processing selections


 * Container Window Class
 * Views
 * Notification messages
 * Record hierarchy


 * Folder Workplace Class
 * Instance methods
 * Writing a folder subclass


 * Notebook Windows
 * Notebook window class
 * Inserting pages


 * Notebooks in Workplace Shell
 * Setting pages
 * Adding/deleting pages
 * Saving instance data


 * Drag and Drop
 * Writing a source EXE or object
 * Writing a destination EXE or object


 * Creating an Object's Window
 * Custom open views
 * The in-use list


 * Creating a New Process
 * Why create a process?
 * Interprocess communication

Prerequisites
You should understand Presentation Manager programming and have a basic knowledge of object-oriented programming concepts. You should also have C programming experience. Completion of Presentation Manager 2.X for Software Developers (N1688) is recommended.

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