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Welcome
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Host On-Demand
Version 16.0 Readme
Planning, Installing, and Configuring Host On-Demand
Migrating
Host On-Demand
HOD Hex Client
PH000M02
Web Express Logon Reference
Host Printing Reference
Macro Programming Guide
About this book
Macro basics
Developing macros
Data types, operators, and expressions
How the macro runtime processes a macro screen
Screen description and recognition
Terms defined
Introduction to the Description tab
Recorded descriptions
Evaluation of descriptors
The descriptors
Overview
Field Counts and OIA descriptor
String descriptor (<string> element)
Cursor descriptor (<cursor> element)
Attribute descriptor (<attrib> element)
Condition descriptor (<condition>) element
Custom descriptor (<customreco> element)
Variable update action (<varupdate> element)
Macro actions
Screen Recognition, Part 2
Actions, Part 2: Timing issues
Variables and imported Java classes
Other security options
Other advanced features
The graphical user interface
The macro language
Additional information
Notices
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SessionManagerAPI
Host Access Toolkit
Tutorials
Troubleshooting and support
Host On-Demand Helps
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The descriptors
Overview
Field Counts and OIA descriptor
String descriptor (<string> element)
Cursor descriptor (<cursor> element)
Attribute descriptor (<attrib> element)
Condition descriptor (<condition>) element
Custom descriptor (<customreco> element)