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Installing the CallAPI for VMS

This document guides you through the new installation of a CallAPI 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 In this document, the specific code has been replaced by "??."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 can be found in the appropriate subdirectory of the VMS variant under IMAGE:CALLAPI\VMS.

Procedure

	1.	Transferring the supplied files to the host

Transfer the files using FTP.

openIP address
User name = UC4
Password = <as specified>
cd SRC
pwd(check directory)
put MAKEXAMP.COM
put UCXBVXXC.C
put UCCALL3.H
bin
put UCXBV??C.OLB
cd ../BIN
pwd(check directory)
putUCXBV??C.EXE
ascii
put API_START.COM
put UCXBVXXC.INI
put UCX.MSL
bye

If required, adjust the INI file UCXBVXXC.ORI.INI.

You can keep your existing INI file even if there is a new Automation Engine version. It might be required to adjust it. More detailed information is provided in the Release Notes, a collection of which is found in the chapter Release Notes.