Category : Files from Magazines
Archive   : MAY92.ZIP
Filename : 3N05030A

 
Output of file : 3N05030A contained in archive : MAY92.ZIP
#define MAIN
#include
#include
#include "windows.h" /* This isn't required ... It was convenient */
/*
******************************************************************
Title: PIPEDOS.C - DOS Component of Pipe Interface
Author: Thomas W. Olsen
Version: 3.0
Compiler: Microsoft C 6.0
cl /AL /Gs /Zi /c PIPEDOS.C
cl /AL /Gs /Zi /c PIPEFUNC.C
link /CO PIPEDOS PIPEFUNC;
******************************************************************
*/

BOOL PASCAL PipeSetup(void);
WORD PASCAL PipeAllocateSelector(WORD segment);
void PASCAL PipeFreeSelector(WORD selector);
BOOL PASCAL PipeCallWindowsProc(WORD message, WORD wParam, LONG lParam);

struct _AppInfo
{
BOOL BusyFlag;
char Buffer[128];
}
AppInfo;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
WORD selector;
LPSTR protectedModePtr;
union REGS regs;

if (PipeSetup() == TRUE) /* Find Version & Entrypoint of Pipe */
{
AppInfo.BusyFlag = TRUE;
strcpy(AppInfo.Buffer, "These are the contents of the real mode buffer!");

/* Windows cannot use real mode addresses ... so we need to allocate
a protected mode GDT selector */

selector = PipeAllocateSelector(HIWORD(&AppInfo));
protectedModePtr = (LPSTR) MAKELONG(LOWORD(&AppInfo), selector);

PipeCallWindowsProc(WM_USER, /* This function calls the */
_fstrlen(AppInfo.Buffer), /* Pipe ... which calls the */
(LONG) protectedModePtr); /* Windows Proc */

/* You cannot do a PipeFreeSelector() until you're certain that the
Windows proc has used it ... otherwise, you'll get a UAE. Have
the Windows proc set a flag in the buffer you're passing to it
which signifies completion. */

while (AppInfo.BusyFlag == TRUE)
{
kbhit(); /* Gotta do Something... */
regs.x.ax = 0x1680; /* WINDOWS API */
int86(0x2F, ®s, ®s); /* Release Time Slice */
}

PipeFreeSelector(selector);
}
else
printf("Pipe Not Found\n");
}


  3 Responses to “Category : Files from Magazines
Archive   : MAY92.ZIP
Filename : 3N05030A
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  1. Daniel says:
    January 27, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!

  2. Joshie says:
    March 18, 2014 at 4:57 pm

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