/* @(#)rprintmsg.c 2.1 88/08/11 4.0 RPCSRC */ /* * rprintmsg.c: remote version of "printmsg.c" */ #include <stdio.h> #include <rpc/rpc.h> /* always need this */ #include "msg.h" /* need this too: will be generated by rpcgen*/ main(argc, argv) int argc; char *argv[]; { CLIENT *cl; int *result; char *server; char *message; if (argc < 3) { fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s host message\n", argv[0]); exit(1); } /* * Remember what our command line arguments refer to */ server = argv[1]; message = argv[2]; /* * Create client "handle" used for calling MESSAGEPROG on the * server designated on the command line. We tell the rpc package * to use the "tcp" protocol when contacting the server. */ cl = clnt_create(server, MESSAGEPROG, MESSAGEVERS, "tcp"); if (cl == NULL) { /* * Couldn't establish connection with server. * Print error message and die. */ clnt_pcreateerror(server); exit(1); } /* * Call the remote procedure "printmessage" on the server */ result = printmessage_1(&message, cl); if (result == NULL) { /* * An error occurred while calling the server. * Print error message and die. */ clnt_perror(cl, server); exit(1); } /* * Okay, we successfully called the remote procedure. */ if (*result == 0) { /* * Server was unable to print our message. * Print error message and die. */ fprintf(stderr, "%s: sorry, %s couldn't print your message\n", argv[0], server); exit(1); } /* * The message got printed on the server's console */ printf("Message delivered to %s!\n", server); }