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Accessing the pcAnywhere Automation Server with Visual C++

Create, retrieve, or delete a data object file.
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After a data object is created or retrieved, you can get or set properties of the
object.
The Visual Basic syntax does not use a property's name to differentiate
between getting and setting its value. Instead, the property's position in
relation to the assignment operator determines whether the underlying
method call is a Get or a Set.
The following examples demonstrate a Get and a Set:
To get an object's phone number value, place the property name to the
right of the assignment operator.
For example, s = RemoteData.PhoneNumber(), where s is a string variable.
To set the phone number, place the property name to the left of the
assignment operator.
For example, RemoteData.PhoneNumber = "555-1212"
The pcAnywhere Automation Server uses type libraries to expose information
about its interfaces and methods to automation clients that are written in Visual
C++. These type libraries use Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), which can be
imported into your application using the Visual C++ ClassWizard.
The data manager classes that are provided in the type libraries provide the
functionality that is needed to obtain an interface to the pcAnywhere Automation
Server and perform high-level operations on the interface's associated object
type.
Use the data manager object to do the following:
Determine or change the current directory.
Enumerate through the list of data object files in the current directory.
Create, retrieve, or delete a named object.
Once created or retrieved, an object uses the associated data object class to examine
or modify any of its exposed properties. Most of these properties are exposed
through a pair of methods that begin with the word Get or Set. For example, a
user calls the GetPhoneNumber method to examine the object's current phone
number property and calls SetPhoneNumber to set it.
Importing and viewing classes
The pcAnywhere Automation Server uses the following type libraries:
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Before you start