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FEDEX_PLUS(1)		     General Commands Manual		   FEDEX_PLUS(1)

NAME
     exp2cxx - EXPRESS compiler and translator

SYNOPSIS
     exp2cxx [ options ] [ express-file ]

     Command Arguments:

	 options - see OPTIONS below

	 express-file - the name of an EXPRESS file

DESCRIPTION
     exp2cxx is based on the NIST EXPRESS compiler fedex.  exp2cxx translates an
     EXPRESS  file  into C++ code and a class library.	The C++ library includes
     classes for representing all the types and entities in  the  input  EXPRESS
     file,  and  a dictionary for describing those classes.  The translation de-
     pends on base classes provided in the NIST STEP Class Library.

     exp2cxx does not create C++ representations of the  rules,  procedures,  or
     any EXPRESS constructs other than schemas, types and entities.  It supports
     multiple  schemas contained in a single file and complex entities.  It gen-
     erates code which can be integrated with orbix and ObjectStore.

     Combined with the NIST STEP Class Library, the translator provides  a  "C++
     working  form" of an EXPRESS schema.  exp2cxx was designed for use together
     with a graphical data editing system (see dataprobe(1)), but care has  been
     taken  to	keep  exp2cxx  separate so that it can be used as a component of
     other software systems.

     The exp2cxx compiler makes two passes through the	EXPRESS  file.	 In  the
     first pass exp2cxx reads the syntax of the EXPRESS file and detects any er-
     rors.  In the second pass exp2cxx converts the EXPRESS code into C++ source
     code.   The C++ source code is generated in files in the directory in which
     exp2cxx was run.  The files are named according to the schema names in  the
     input EXPRESS file.

OPTIONS
     -s|S   Tells  exp2cxx  to use only single-inheritance, rather than multiple
	    inheritance.

     -c|C   Generates C++ classes for use with CORBA (Orbix).

     -l|L   Prints logging code in the generated C++ classes.

     -v     Produces a version description.

     -d     Turns on debugging ("-d 0" describes this further).

     -p<object>
	    Turns on printing when processing certain  objects,  where	<object>
	    may be,
	       - e  entity
	       - p  procedure
	       - r  rule
	       - f  function
	       - t  type
	       - s  schema or file
	       - #  pass #
	       - E  everything (all of the above)

     -w<warning>
	    enable warning

     -i<warning>
	    disable warning, where <warning> may be,
	       - none
	       - all
	       - circular_subtype
	       - circular_select
	       - entity_as_type
	       - downcast
	       - unknown_subtype

     If  no  arguments	are given in the command line, a list and description of
     the options available are sent to stdout.

OUTPUT
     exp2cxx sends the following to stdout subject to the options specified when
     executed:

      - a statement indicating that the Express schema is being
	compiled

      - If errors in input encountered, a detailed list of errors
	and/or warnings including
	      - filename
	      - line number
	      - description of error/warning

      - If no errors encountered,
	      - a statement indicating that there were no errors
		in input
	      - a statement indicating that the C++ source code
		is being generated
	      - any warnings/errors detected while converting to
		C++

SEE ALSO
     fedex(1)

     dataprobe(1)

     mkProbe(1)

     ISO 10303-11:1994 Industrial Automation Systems and Integration --  Product
     Data  Representation  and Exchange -- Part 11: Description Methods: The EX-
     PRESS Language Reference Manual.

     The NIST EXPRESS Toolkit - Design and Implementation, Engineering Data Man-
     agement: Key to Success in a Global Market, Proc. of the  1993  ASME  Intl.
     Computers	in  Engineering  Conference,  August  8-12, 1993, San Diego, pp.
     167-180.

     lidation Testing System: Reusable Software Component Design,  NISTIR  4937,
     Morris, K.C., Sauderd, D., Ressler, S., October 1992.

     1e  for  the Validation Testing System Software, NISTIR 4742, Morris, K.C.,
     January 1992.

     The NIST EXPRESS Toolkit: Using Applications, NISTIR 5206, Libes, D.,  June
     1993.

     d-X: The NIST EXPRESS Translator, NISTIR 4822, Libes, D., April 1992.

NOTE
     All  NISTIR documents may be obtained through the National Technical Infor-
     mation Service (NTIS), Springfield VA 22161, USA.	Postscript files may  be
     obtained  from  the  STEP Class Library web page (http://www.nist.gov/scl),
     the  Manufacturing   Systems   Integration   Division   publications   page
     (http://www.mel.nist.gov/msidlibrary/pubs.htm)  or  by  anonymous	ftp from
     ftp.cme.nist.gov (see pub/subject/sc4/national/usa/nist/docs/readme.txt  to
     determine the appropriate file to download).

BUGS
     See fedex(1).

				19 November 1997		   FEDEX_PLUS(1)

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