Configuration Tips

HostExplorer enables you to associate a PS short name with a specific profile. This enables HLLAPI to spawn (start) a new session when you issue a ConnectPS command. Issuing a ConnectPS command lets you start your HLLAPI application without pre-loading the emulator. To associate a PS short name with a profile, select the Save Profile option from the File menu. The Save Profile dialog box lets you change the HLLAPI short name.

If you want the emulator to automatically assign valid HLLAPI letters to new sessions, add the following line to the System.Settings section in the global hostex.ini file, located in the HostEx directory where the user files are stored on your machine. For the appropriate directory path for your platform, refer to the list of the default locations for the user files .

[System.Settings]
HLLAPI Auto Assign = On

In the event that HLLAPI automatically loads the emulator, it tries to spawn hostex32.exe. If this is not the program name or if the program name is not in the path, the Windows directory or Windows System directory specifies the program name.

To specify the program name, add the following line to the hostex.ini file in the HostEx directory where the user files are stored on your machine.

[EHLLAPI.Settings]
Auto Start Name = [path]programname.exe