Using Attachmate Reflections Standard Suite 2011 R2 using excel for a source dataset. The terminal I am attempting to automate required the F9 key to submit information but when I attempt to send that key I get a "the given key was not present in the dictionary" error. All other keys I attempt to send to the terminal application appear to work fine. Below is a code snippet:
sub TerminalTest()
Dim app As Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Framework.ApplicationObject
Dim frame As Attachmate_Reflection_Objects.frame
Set app = GetObject("Reflection Workspace")
Set frame = app.GetObject("Frame")
Set MGlobals.gScreen = frame.SelectedView.Control.Screen
With MGlobals.gScreen
.SendKeys "A"
.SendKeys "123"
.SendKeys "456"
.SendControlKey ControlKeyCode_Return
.SendKeys "780ABC"
.SendControlKey ControlKeyCode_Return
.SendKeys "ZYX"
.SendControlKey ControlKeyCode_Return
.SendKeys "TEST"
.SendControlKey ControlKeyCode_Return
.SendControlKey ControlKeyCode_F9
End with
End sub
I'm at a bit of a loss because the reflection API documentation shows to use ControlKeyCode_F9 for the function keys but it the code is throwing an error.
Any help is appercaited.
So it seems there is very little information on Attachemate Reflections even via Google. This is confirmed by the lack of feedback here as well but I wanted to update this in case any others in the future experience a similar frustrating experience.
Attachmate Reflections 2011 installs 4 reference files:
Attachmate_Reflection_Objects
Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Framework
Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Emulation_OpenSystems
Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Emulation_IbmHosts
Documentation on their website instructs would be programmers to enable all 4 references within VBA to allow for automation. Herein lies the problem - there appears to be a conflict with Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Emulation_OpenSystems and Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Emulation_IbmHosts. When both are enabled, function keys and other Attachmate built in functions simply will not work. I stumbled on the error after much head banging against my keyboard by browsing the Object Browser and noticing a clear difference.
Anyways, I realize there are few who probably still use Attachmate but for those poor bums who are roped into this application by their corporation, maybe this will help
Thanks,