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Installing the CallAPI for VMS

This document guides you through the new installation of a CallAPIA programming interface that processes a script in the Automation Engine system. It can be called directly from within the program itself or from a different program. for VMS.

A CallAPI for VMS is supplied with AE. This interface enables calls in AE from your own programs. These programs can be written in programming languages such as C, C++, or COBOL. For example, UCXBV??C serves as a utility that can be used via command-line call.

A two-character code is assigned for each supported VMS variant.  This code is part of some CallAPI file names and is described in the  Terminology. In this document, the specific code has been replaced by "??."

Supplied Files

The CallAPI files are found in the appropriate subdirectory of the VMS variant under IMAGE:CALLAPI\VMS.

File name Description
UCXBV??C.EXE Utility for calling the CallAPI
UCXBVXXC.INI INI file for the utility

API_START.COM

Script for starting the utility

UCXBVXXC.C

Sample program for calling the CallAPI (Program Code C)

UCCALL3.H Header file for sample program with structure and API definition
MAKEXAMP.COM Makefile for sample program

UCXBV??C.OLB

Connecting module, used by sample program

UCX.MSL

Message library

 


Procedure

1.

Transferring the supplied files to the hostComputer, target system.

 

See also:

CallAPI for VMS

 


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