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ANT Application Notes
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Application Notes
  • URL broadcast mechanism
    "When an application wishes for a URL to be opened but does not know how to, it should broadcast a WIMP message, falling back to a *URLOpen_<scheme> command."

  • DNS resolver module SWI interface
    "The Resolver relocatable module provides the following SWI calls for use by network applications wishing to perform DNS/Hosts file name lookups."

  • MIME encoding of RISCOS files
    "Defines a standard MIME content-subtype for adding RISCOS file attachments to email messages."

  • Mapping between MIME types and RISCOS filetypes
    "The MimeMap module provides a central service for mapping between RISC OS file types, MIME content types and 'dot' extensions to file names."

  • Fresco Plug-In Protocol
    "Provided by Acorn's website, the Acorn Plug-In Protocol for writing RISC OS applications that can run inside a web browser HTML page."
Source Code
  • URL launcher - BASIC
    Example program that launches a URL for other applications to pick up on. Spark archive [2200 bytes].

  • DNS examples - BASIC
    Set of example programs to use the DNS resolver module. Spark archive [1810 bytes].

  • Mail delivery program - C
    Source to the !InetSuite.Internet.Bin.Deliver program to demonstrate use of processing email with extensions to the !InetSuite application. Spark archive [6332 bytes].
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