Server Design Considerations and Limitations

There are many critical issues to consider in server design. Certain behaviors, processes, and limitations can determine the effectiveness of your server application.

In This Section

• Selection of Process Types
  Discusses the different services provided by in-process and out-of-process servers, and what effect they have on the user interface of your application.
• Control of Call Blocking
  Describes how SingleUse Objects and Apartment-model threading can be used to control issues of call blocking and enhance the scalability of your applications.
• Selection of a Run-time Library
  Provides information on using Visual FoxPro API calls, scalability issues, reentrancy, and resource contention.
• Language Supported in Run Times
  Discusses Visual FoxPro commands, functions, and system variables that are not supported in vfp8t.dll.

Related Sections

• VFP8T.DLL Run-Time Library
  Discusses this multithreaded run time that helps eliminate the blocking issues associated with the vfp8r.dll run time.
• Automation Server Programming Notes
  Describes where you can find additional information on writing automation servers.
• Interoperability and the Internet
  Provides links to information on how you can move data between Visual FoxPro and other applications as well as within Visual FoxPro applications.