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Developer Tools for Attachmate Products
Technical Note 2183
Last Reviewed 13-Nov-2008
Applies To
DATABridge
EXTRA! X-treme
myEXTRA! Enterprise
EXTRA! Enterprise 2000
EXTRA! Personal Client
e-Vantage
INFOConnect Enterprise Edition
Synapta
All Reflection Products
Reflection for the Web version 8.5 or higher
Reflection for the Web 2008 (All Editions)
Verastream Host Integrator
Verastream Integration Broker
Verastream SDK for Unisys and Airlines
Verastream Transaction Integrator
Summary
Technical Note 2183
Last Reviewed 13-Nov-2008
Applies To
DATABridge
EXTRA! X-treme
myEXTRA! Enterprise
EXTRA! Enterprise 2000
EXTRA! Personal Client
e-Vantage
INFOConnect Enterprise Edition
Synapta
All Reflection Products
Reflection for the Web version 8.5 or higher
Reflection for the Web 2008 (All Editions)
Verastream Host Integrator
Verastream Integration Broker
Verastream SDK for Unisys and Airlines
Verastream Transaction Integrator
Summary
This technical note provides information on programming guides, API and language reference materials, software development kits (SDKs), code samples (macros, scripts, etc.), and other resources useful to developers working with Attachmate products.
The available resources are listed alphabetically by product family name.
DATABridge
- DATABridge Programmer's Reference Guide: http://support.attachmate.com/manuals/databridge.html.
EXTRA!
- EXTRA! code samples and programming reference manuals: Technical Note 2164.
- Additional code samples are available in the Download Library: http://download.attachmate.com/Upgrades/SearchResults.aspx?p=XTREME.
- EXTRA! 6530 Client Option (Tandem) supported programming interfaces: Technical Note 2284.
- To debug API calls to EXTRA!: Technical Note 2249.
- Converting IRMA SISL macros to EXTRA! Basic: SISL-EB!.DOC.
e-Vantage
- Documentation for the Airlines SDK: http://support.attachmate.com/manuals/evantage.html.
- Beginning with version 4.0, the e-Vantage SDK product name has changed to Verastream SDK for Unisys and Airlines.
INFOConnect
- Programmer reference manuals (including CASL and IHLLAPI): http://support.attachmate.com/manuals/infoconnect.html.
- A downloadable code sample using IHLLAPI (in C++): ihl32vc6.exe.
Reflection 2008
- For information on using VBA macros in Reflection 2008:
- Guide: http://docs.attachmate.com/reflection/2008/R1/Guide_VBA/
- Programming reference: Open VBA Help from the Reflection 2008 Help menu.
- Visual Basic information: Open Microsoft Visual Basic Help in the Visual Basic Editor (included with Reflection 2008).
- For information on using .NET API to control Reflection 2008:
- Guide: http://docs.attachmate.com/reflection/2008/R1/Guide_.NET_API/
- Syntax and usage information: Open the .NET API Help (DotNetApiHelp.chm) from the Reflection 2008 Help menu.
- In addition to the recommended VBA and .NET options above, Reflection 2008 supports the following legacy programming interfaces for your existing applications and macros:
- EXTRA! Basic macros (running and editing *.ebm files)
- Reflection version 14.x VBA macros (http://www.attachmate.com/docs/reflection/14.0/vbug.pdf)
- OLE Automation (COM), both EXTRA! and Reflection version 14.x interfaces (see also Technical Note 2271)
- Reflection Basic scripts (running and editing *.rbs files)
- Reflection Command Language (*.rcl scripts) in UNIX/OpenVMS VT sessions
- EHLLAPI, WD_API, and WinHLLAPI (see also Technical Note 2164 for reference and samples)
- HLLAPI (see also Technical Note 2176)
Reflection for IBM 2007
- For information on creating, editing, and running VBA macros, see http://www.attachmate.com/docs/reflection/2007/R1/Guide/macros_ov_ch.htm.
- To open the Reflection 2007 VBA Programmer's Reference (api_docs_vba.chm, which documents classes, methods, properties, etc.):
- On the Ribbon, click the Tools tab.
- From the Macro group, click Help.
- Reflection 2007 can be controlled via .NET. For more information, see Technical Note 2225 and RIBM_2007_API_Programmers_Guide.doc.
- Controlling Reflection 2007 via OLE Automation (COM): See Technical Note 2271.
- Controlling Reflection FTP Client via OLE Automation (COM): See Technical Note 2362.
- Configuring VBA event code that runs when specific text is displayed in a Reflection 2007 terminal session: See Technical Note 2339.
- HLLAPI and Reflection 2007: See Technical Note 2176.
- If you see a “User-defined type not defined” error when running a macro, see Technical Note 2210.
- If you see a “Can’t Find Project or Library” error with a Visual Basic 6.0 project that worked with previous versions of Reflection or EXTRA!, see Technical Notes 2209 (for emulator) and 1861 (for FTP Client).
Reflection, version 14.x and earlier
- Programming Reflection with .NET, using the Reflection ActiveX control, and downloading C# and VB.NET code samples: Technical Note 1799.
- Programming with Reflection Visual Basic (including macro recorder, editor, automation, and events): see the Reflection Visual Basic User Guide: http://www.attachmate.com/docs/reflection/14.0/vbug.pdf (1.04 MB)
- Automating SFTP or FTP file transfers with RFS scripting: Technical Notes 1101 and 1308.
- Reflection scripting topics: Technical Note 9993.
- Converting macros or scripts (and other files) from EXTRA!, RUMBA, or ViewNow to Reflection for IBM: Technical Note 1143.
- A downloadable collection of Reflection sample files: Technical Note 1536.
- Additional code samples in the Download Library: http://download.attachmate.com/upgrades/search.aspx.
- HP Terminal Reference (HP escape sequences): http://www.attachmate.com/docs/reflection/14.0/rhpref.pdf (2.88 MB)
- VT Terminal Reference (UNIX, OpenVMS, and ReGIS control functions): http://www.attachmate.com/docs/reflection/14.0/rvtref.pdf (5.37 MB)
Reflection for the Web and Reflection for the Web 2008
- Emulator Class Library (ECL) API for Java and JavaScript: SDK is available for maintained customers. Log in at http://download.attachmate.com/Upgrades/ to download the SDK for your product edition. Note: The API emulation types supported vary by product edition.
- Information on initializing a session, including sample code: Technical Note 2246
- Sample standalone Java application (non-applet) using the SDK ECL classes to open a terminal session: RWebTerminalApp.zip
- Programmatically controlling framed sessions (applet scripting): Technical Note 1776
- Programmatically controlling embedded sessions: Technical Note 1773
- Other Reflection for the Web topics: Technical Note index 9988
Synapta
- Product documentation: http://support.attachmate.com/manuals/synapta.html.
Verastream Host Integrator
- Host Integrator supported development environments: Technical Note 10030.
- The product documentation, at http://support.attachmate.com/manuals/vhi.html, contains information on developing client applications that use an AppConn connector (.NET, Java, etc.), generating client application code with Web Builder, writing model event handler Java code, and using the server model variable list management API.
- Code samples installed with the Development Kit: Typically these are located in the directory C:\Program Files\VHI\examples.
- Additional model event handler Java code samples: Technical Notes 10045 and 10047.
Verastream Integration Broker
- Product documentation: http://support.attachmate.com/manuals/vib.html.
- VSL code samples: Technical Note index 10999.
Verastream SDK for Unisys and Airlines
- Product documentation: http://support.attachmate.com/manuals/vsdk.html.
Verastream Transaction Integrator
- Product documentation: http://support.attachmate.com/manuals/vti.html.
