[omniORB] Question Concerning Corba Server

[Edward Lin]

Yes, it is possible to implement an application via a known IDL file.
CORBA is a cross-language, cross-vendor, cross-platform and cross-OS
implementation. So you can definitely write an application by only
knowing the specified IDL file.

The only problem of your application is how the application get object
references to reach CORBA object. It depends on server implementation.
If the server bind object references to Name Server, you must know
object contexts to resolve references from Name Server; if the server
stringifies the references, you have to use string_to_object() to
convert the given string to reference. Of course, there are other
methods to expose server's object references. Generally speaking, the
former one is the most common method.

Get a CORBA/C++ bible  "Advanced CORBA Programming With C++" in
advance. It worths to pay.

Thanks,
Edward Lin

> Hi,
>
> I need the functions of an application which runs with omniORB. But the
> only thing I got are the idl files and information about the server host
> and host port.
>
> The server files are given in dll Form.
>
> I need to to write a client side application that schould use the server
> side functions.
>
> Does this seem possible ?
>
> I got few experience with Corba, but as far as I know I need also some
> kind of Implementation Code of the server files.
>
> Is it possible to write to use the server side options of a program just
> with the given idl files ?
> And if yes, how ??
>