| Title: | DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90 |
| Notice: | See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit |
| Moderator: | STAR::VATNE |
| Created: | Mon Oct 30 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Dec 31 1990 |
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"Troy Montes/GID FLA-305-360-6517 SWS/E Networks" 6-SEP-1989 15:18
The following information is required to completed a goverment proposal.
One functionality required is to file images and integrate them with WPS+,
thru the use of decwindows. The documentation I have doeas not mention
anything that you can integrate WPS+ documents with images filed thru VAx
image scanning system.
I would like to know the following:
1) the interface between VAXimage and WPS+, and between VAXinmage and RALLY.
I understand that DECwindows does support VAX ADA, VAX BASIC, BLISS32 and
other language, but it does not mention that support RALLy Nor WPS+.
We want to make sure of integration and manepulation of images utilizing
WPS+ and RALLY. (either using DECwindows or anything alse)
2) Are the images filed thru VAXimage, shearables? How is this controlled?
3) Can these files be organized and retrieved by the use of Keywords?
How are they organized, to facilitate the retrieval of documents?
4) What kinf of security system does VAXimage offer for accessing
image files?
Your prompt response will be appreciated.
saludos,
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| 1424.1 | SDSVAX::SWEENEY | Digital Competency Ctr/Finance | Wed Sep 13 1989 11:47 | 20 | |
Let's make this simple. One of the truly dumb things that's been part
of the ad hoc way that Personal Computing evolved over the last 10
years was the emphasis on _pair-wise_ format conversions or interfaces.
As in A<->B<->C<->D.
Indeed DEC has had this problem as people reduced all graphics to
sixels and all text to ASCII as these seemed to be the lowest common
denominator.
The answer is Compound Document Architecture. CDA support is in VMS,
and over time VMS layered products will include CDA support where that
would be a significant benefit. My view is that CDA is a layered
product issue and not a DECwindows issue.
The question is not as simple as "Does VAX FOO support CDA?" The
question is more like "Do VAX FOO do context-dependent correct thing
when it encounters an image?"
Conference pointer DDIF::CDA.
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| 1424.2 | RALLY and Images | MDVAX3::SOCHA | Thu Oct 26 1989 17:15 | 12 | |
Having worked on a RALLY project involving REGIS graphics
drawings, I'll try tackling the RALLY aspect of Image support.
Per se, RALLY would not directly support VAX Image Services,
however, in RALLY you commonly link to routines written in
third generation languages such as Fortran or C. These routines
would handle the Image Service stuff. We were pretty successful
in mixing RALLY forms applications with REGIS graphics drawing.
BTW, for most signifigant, production RALLY applications you will
want to have a 3rd generation language available.
Kevin
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