Starting a Session from an External Application

PASSPORT Knowledge Base
Object Interface

Date Published: January 19, 2005

Date Updated: March 13, 2008

Title

Product

PASSPORT PC to Host, PASSPORT Web to Host

Emulation Types

TN3270, TN5250, VT, SCO ANSI, Wyse 60

Issue

Programmers may have a need to start a PASSPORT session from an external application.

Solution

Beginning in version 2002 of PASSPORT, the terminal emulation contains a new object layer (PASSOBJ.DLL) that allows programmers to create a COM object that may be used to start a specific PASSPORT session.

Example

Below is sample Visual Basic code that opens a specific PASSPORT session:

Sub Main()

Dim Sessions As Object

Dim System As Object

Set objPassport = CreateObject("PASSPORT.System")

objPassport.Sessions.Open ("C:\Program Files\PASSPORT\PASSPORT.ZWS")

End Sub

More Information

In order to make use of the PASSPORT Object Layer, you must be using a license code that is enabled for it.
It is important to note that, in order to make use of the PASSPORT Object Layer, the latest Microsoft Visual Basic run-time files must be installed and registered on any workstation that will utilize it. For more information or to download the run-time files, please visit the following page on the Microsoft website: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q192461

Keywords

api, object, screen, application, integration, automation, start, session

PASSPORT Knowledge Base Object Interface