Working With User Functions And Libraries - Intermec 6400 Tutorial

Example Application Summary (continued)
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VTDEMO

Working With User Functions and Libraries

This section describes how to develop, build, and use a user library with EZBuilder.
One of the actions that can be set for various action objects in EZBuilder is the user
function. You can set a User Function for a given object using
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If the functionality you want cannot be created with a C statement, a C function, or a
PSK function, then you may want to develop custom functions to be called from an
EZBuilder application.
To create a custom function
1. Design, code, and test the function.
2. Build a static library from the function.
3. Make function calls at the desired locations in the EZBuilder application.
4. Configure EZBuilder to link with the static library when building your applications.
5. Build your application.
Usage
This application provides a complete VT100 screen mapping
demonstration using the DCS 30X and a Trakker Antares terminal.
On the DCS 30X, run a sample host application. On the terminal, run
VTDEMO.IMP. The DCS 30X contains the script file that provides
the instructions for mapping the transaction fields from the terminal
to the sample host application. When you run the demonstration, you
can watch the transaction fields being mapped to the host
application.
a standard Microsoft C function.
an Intermec Trakker Antares PSK function.
in-line C statements.
a user-defined function from a user-provided library.
Using EZBuilder Features
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