Connect to the Host using a Modem

Reflection 2008 makes modem connections using the modem configured from the Windows Control Panel.

Note: The following procedure uses the OpenSystems ConnectionType and ConnectionSettingsModem object, and is relevant only for OpenSystems terminal sessions.

To make a modem connection

Set the ConnectionType property to the following:
ConnectionTypeOption.ConnectionTypeOption_Modem
Specify the modem parameters you need using the properties of the ConnectionSettingsModem object. (See the Visual Basic Help for a list of properties you can use.)
(Optional) To maintain the DTR (data terminal ready) signal after you disconnect a serial connection or quit Reflection 2008, set the ConnectionSettingsModem property DropDTROnDisconnect to False.
This prevents the modem from hanging up, and allows you to resume your Reflection 2008 session.
Open the connection using the Connect method.
At the end of the modem session, use the Disconnect method to hang up the modem.
The serial port becomes available to other sessions and applications for direct serial or modem connections.

Modem Connection Example

The following example configures a modem connection. The line continuation character, an underscore preceded by a space is used here to break up long lines of code.

Sub ModemConnection ()
With ThisTerminal

.ConnectionType=ConnectionTypeOption.ConnectionTypeOption_Modem
.ConnectionSettingsModem.ModemUseDialingRules=True
.ConnectionSettingsModem.ModemPhoneNumber="999-1234"
.ConnectionSettingsModem.ModemAreaCode="555"
.ConnectionSettingsModem.ModemCountryName="United States " _

& "of America (1)"
.ConnectionSettingsModem.ModemLocation="Default Location"
.Connect
End With
End Sub

Note: If you used Reflection version 6.0 or earlier, you may have developed Reflection Basic scripts (.rbs) that use the Reflection modem dialer instead of the Control Panel Modem. To configure Reflection 2008 to use the old modem dialer, set the UseModemDialerV5 property to True. If you use the old modem dialer, you can use the Dial method to start the modem dialer (which initializes the modem and dials). The Dial method supports a number of arguments to specify a phone number, an initialization string to send to the modem, and others.