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About the pcAnywhere Automation Server

About the pcAnywhere Automation Server
What you can do with the pcAnywhere Automation
Server
OLE Automation controller
An external application accesses an OLE Automation server by connecting to the
server and then requesting access to one or more of its published interfaces. An
interface is an entry point that allows access to one or more related methods or
properties. After an application obtains an interface to the server, it can then call
any internal interface method as though it were part of the external application.
The pcAnywhere Automation Server lets external applications manage
pcAnywhere remote and host files to automate remote control and file transfer
tasks. The pcAnywhere Automation Server functions as a programmable
replacement for the Symantec pcAnywhere user interface and mirrors much of
its default behavior.
For example, when you create a host object in pcAnywhere, the first available
modem TAPI device is assigned by default. Similarly, when you create a host object
using the pcAnywhere Automation Server and then enumerate through the list
of assigned connections, the first available modem TAPI device is already assigned.
The pcAnywhere Automation Server lets you automate a variety of administrative
and productivity tasks.
You can use the pcAnywhere Automation Server to do the following:
Automatically distribute and install software updates on multiple computers
across your network
Schedule automatic file transfers between computers for audit or archive
purposes
Automatically add a name to or remove a name from the allowed callers list
on every pcAnywhere host on your network
An application or development tool that accesses and
controls the components that have been exposed by the
OLE Automation server
You can use any programming language that supports OLE
Automation. The two most common programming
languages are Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual
C++.