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Summary
Establish a VT session.
Syntax
Boolean Connect (Host)
Description
The Connect method establishes a connection to a remote server. Before calling the Connect method, the Port property must be set to the remote port on which the remote service is running
(most servers use the default remote service port 23 for Telnet).
The Connect method takes a host name (Host) as its parameter and returns a boolean. Host must be the name or internet address (in dotted decimal notation) of the remote server. If a
connection is successfully established, then the method returns True; otherwise, it returns False. The application should ensure that the method was successfully executed by checking the return value.
If the connection can be established, then the OnConnect event will be fired. If the connection cannot be established, then the OnError event will be fired. These events will occur before the next
statement (i.e. the statement following the call to the Connect method) is executed. The application should set a flag in the OnConnect and OnError events, so that it can determine if the session has
been established or not. In addition, the application may want to display an error message in the OnError event to inform the user that the connection could not be established. Please check the
reference page of the OnError event for a complete listing of error codes.
Calling this method is equivalent to setting the Action property to ACTION_CONNECT. This method can only be called after the VT220 emulation window has been created and initialized.
Example
Result = VT220Client.Connect ("speedy.distinct.com")
If Result = False Then
MsgBox "Cannot establish connection", 64, "Sample Program"
End If
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