Cannot Launch Attachmate Mainframe Application (KEA! 420) Through BluePrism

[BenRPA]

Hi, I have some trouble launching an attachmate application (Attachmate KEA! 420) with Blue Prism. The application is called KEA!VT and it€™s an old mainframe application. I chose the option Micro Focus Attachmate Extra! X-treme 9.3 (ATMAPI32) in the application modeller Wizard, I then choose KEA! Which is the application I am trying to connect to. However, I keep getting this error when I then try to launch it from the Wizard: Error - Failed to launch application - Launch failed: Error from ConnectToHostOrSession: Failed to register Attachmate client - System.DllNotFoundException: Impossible to load DLL 'ATMAPI32.DLL': The module specified cannot be found. (Exception of HRESULT : 0x8007007E) à BluePrism.TerminalEmulation.modATMAPI32.ATMRegisterClient(Int32 hwnd, Int32 nType) à BluePrism.TerminalEmulation.ATMTerminal.RegisterClient(Int32 iEmulationType, String& sErr) Has anyone experience a similar issue before? Thanks,

[Denis__Dennehy]

I have never used KEA!VT - is it a hllapi complient terminal emulator? Blue Prisms mainframe interface uses the hllapi standards, if your mainframe does not have hllapi than your best option is to instead use a hllapi complient emulator that is compatible with your mainframe. My understanding from a quick google is that Attachmate reflection has replaced KEA! and reflection has a hllapi api - so maybe that is something for you to look into. If KEA!VT is hllapi complient then your best bet is to try and use the generic hllapi inteface (rather than the attachmate extra one - you are not using attachmate extra!) - and try and get that working. Beyond that, there is a lot of help in the knowledgebase about interfacing with mainframes. If you cannot use a hllapi complient mainframe your other options are clipboard techniques outlined in the surface automation of terminal emulators guide in the learning area of the portal.

[AyotomideAdedej]

Hi Please I have the same issue. How did you resolve it. Thanks