Deploying SIMPOL Programs

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Deploying SIMPOL Programs
	Chapter 1. Introduction

Deploying SIMPOL Programs

Once you have completed a program in SIMPOL and wish to distribute the results, you need to make sure that you include all the pieces necessary together with your compiled program. Since SIMPOL provides a component architecture, only the components required to run your application need to be redistributed with it. These files can be found in the SIMPOL\redist directory. The essential components include the application loader, the core SIMPOL language library, and your program. In addition, if you used any components, then the associated library files must also be included. There are various loaders, depending on the type of program you are running. Below is a list of them:

Table 1.1. SIMPOL Runtime Loaders

Application Type	Loader for Win32	Loader for Linux x86
CGI – Web Server Applications	`smpcgi32.exe`	`smpcgi`
Fast-CGI – Web Server Applications	`smfcgi32.exe`	`smfcgi`
ISAPI – IIS Web Server Applications	`smisap32.dll`	N/A
Console Programs	`smprun32.exe`	`smprun`
GUI Programs	`smpwin32.exe`	`smprun`
Loader to call SIMPOL Functions as DLL Calls	`smexec32.dll`	N/A

There are two different loaders for regular programs on Windows; this is because Windows differs between programs that have their own window, and programs that do not. On Linux, all programs share the same loader program (except for specialized programs such as web server applications). The list of required libraries, arranged by component, is shown below:

Table 1.2. SIMPOL Runtime Components

Component	Required File(s) Win32	Required File(s) Linux x86
Web Server Applications	`smcgi32.dll`	`libsmpolcgi.so`
LXML – XML Document Object Model	`smlxml32.dll`, `iconv.dll`, `libxml2.dll`, `libxslt.dll`, `zlib1.dll`	`libsmpollxml.so`, Uses the libxml2 support from the distribution
ODBC – SIMPOL ODBC Client	`smodbc32.dll`
PPCS – SIMPOL Multi-User Database Client	`smppcs32.dll`	`libsmpolppcs.so`
PPSR – SIMPOL Multi-User Database Server	`smppsr32.dll`	`libsmpolppsr.so`
SBME – SIMPOL Single-User Database Client	`smsbme32.dll`	`libsmpolsbme.so`
SLIB – SIMPOL Shared Library Access (.DLL, .so)	`smslib32.dll`	`libsmpolslib.so`
SOCK – SIMPOL TCP/IP Socket Support	`smsock32.dll`	`libsmpolsock.so`
UTOS – SIMPOL File System Support	`smutos32.dll`	`libsmpolutos.so`
WXWN – SIMPOL GUI Components	`smwxwn32.dll`, `wxbase28u_vc_simpol.dll`, `wxmsw28u_adv_vc_simpol.dll`, `wxmsw28u_core_vc_simpol.dll`	`libsmpolwxwn.so, plus the wxWidgets runtime package for 2.8.x for the distribution`

	Note
The only item listed above that cannot be distributed simply as a library file is the PPSR component. This is the code that implements the multi-user database server. To distribute the server, it is necessary to buy the appropriate database license and then use that registration number to install the SIMPOL database server engine on the customer's computer. Copying the PPSR component's DLL will result in the engine simply not working at all. It requires a correct installation with a valid registration number.

Note

The only item listed above that cannot be distributed simply as a library file is the PPSR component. This is the code that implements the multi-user database server. To distribute the server, it is necessary to buy the appropriate database license and then use that registration number to install the SIMPOL database server engine on the customer's computer. Copying the PPSR component's DLL will result in the engine simply not working at all. It requires a correct installation with a valid registration number.


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