Component Interface

The pcANYWHERE EXPRESS ActiveX control interface consists of:

pcANYWHERE EXPRESS Startup Parameters

The following tables list the configuration and option startup parameters available with pcANYWHERE EXPRESS:

Actions

Name

Parameter

Description

Connect

BSTR

Make a connection to the specified host. If host name is not specified, a host can be selected from a list of available hosts.

Disconnect

None

Break the current connection.

Refresh

None

Refresh the remote display during a session.

Properties

Name

Values

Default

Description

BlankHostScreen

1 = TRUE

0

Blanks the host screen during a session to prevent unauthorized viewing of the session activities. Use when the host PC is unattended and the remote is running confidential applications on the host.

CacheFileSize

0 = Disabled
1 = 2 MBs
...
15 = 16 MBs

0

Cache file size in megabytes. This cache file is persistent (AW.SWP) and resides in the same folder as the main executable (PAWRem.dll).

ColorScale

0 = Disabled
1 = 2 colors
2 = 4 colors
3 = 16 colors

0

Number of colors to use when sending bitmaps. Choose 2 or 4 colors to optimize performance.

ezScrollHotKey

0 = Disabled
1 = Shift
2 = Ctrl
3 = Ctrl+Alt

0

ezSCROLL hot key to use during a session. The selected key sequence is used locally and is not sent to the host PC.

HelpURL

URL of Help.htm [example]

--

Used by the Help button on the toolbar.

LockHostKeyboard

1 = TRUE
0 = FALSE

0

Lock the host keyboard and mouse during a session.

ReduceHostDesktop

1 = TRUE
0 = FALSE

0

Causes the host to reduce screen resolution to match the resolution used by the remote PC. (Only available on pcANYWHERE host, version 8.0 or higher.)

ShowScrollBars

1 = TRUE
0 = FALSE

1

Starts session with scroll bars displayed.

ShowToolBar

1 = TRUE
0 = FALSE

1

Starts session with toolbar enabled.

StartEZZoom

1 = TRUE
0 = FALSE

0

Starts session in ezZOOM mode.

StartFullScreen

1 = TRUE
0 = FALSE

0

Starts session in full screen mode.

TrackHostMouse

1 = TRUE
0 = FALSE

0

Enables host mouse tracking.

TrackHostWindow

1 = TRUE
0 = FALSE

0

Enables active window tracking on the host PC. (Only available on pcANYWHERE host, version 8.0 or higher.)

Events

Name

Parameter

Description

Connect

None

Indicates we are connecting or connected to the host.

Disconnect

LONG

Indicates we are disconnecting from the host. The parameter value indicates the type of disconnect:
0 = Normal disconnect
-1 = Connection lost
-1 = Connection canceled