To create an "existing" session

1. Start Reflection 2008, create a session document, and connect to the host.
2. Name, save, and then close the session document, but leave Reflection 2008 running.
3. In Visual Studio, create a new Console Application project. In the New Project dialog box, type "Get Existing Session" in the Name field. Select the Create directory for solution box, click Browse to select your API projects folder (for example, C:\MyProjects), and then click OK.
4. In Solution Explorer, add the class assemblies. (For instructions, see Create an API Project.)
5. Copy the code from one of the following programs:

   Create Session From Existing Session File (IBM)

   using System;

   using System.Collections.Generic;

   using System.Text;

   using Attachmate.Reflection.Framework;

   using Attachmate.Reflection.Emulation.IbmHosts;

   namespace CreateSessionFromExistingSessionFile

   {

   class Program

   {

   static void Main(string[] args)

   {

   Attachmate.Reflection.Framework.Application reflectionApplication = MyReflection.CreateApplication("Reflection");

   if (reflectionApplication != null)

   {

   IIbmTerminal terminal = (IIbmTerminal)reflectionApplication.CreateControl(@"C:\Users\[user name]\Documents\Attachmate\Reflection\[session filename]");

   if (terminal != null)

   {

   terminal.Connect();

   //You can also use AfterConnect event to wait for the connection.

   while (!terminal.IsConnected)

   {

   System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);

   }

   IIbmScreen screen = terminal.Screen;

   screen.WaitForHostSettle(6000, 3000);

   string text = screen.GetText(18, 2, 48);

   Console.WriteLine(text);

   }

   else

   Console.WriteLine("Can not create the control. Please check the session file path.");

   }

   else

   Console.WriteLine("Failed to get Application object.");

   }

   }

   }

   Create Session From Existing Session File (OpenSystems)

   using System;

   using System.Collections.Generic;

   using System.Text;

   using Attachmate.Reflection.Framework;

   using Attachmate.Reflection.Emulation.OpenSystems;

   namespace CreateSessionFromExistingSessionFile

   {

   class Program

   {

   Attachmate.Reflection.Framework.Application reflectionApplication = MyReflection.CreateApplication("Reflection");

   if (reflectionApplication != null)

   {

   ITerminal terminal = (ITerminal)reflectionApplication.CreateControl(@"C:\Users\[user name]\Documents\Attachmate\Reflection\[session filename]");

   if (terminal != null)

   {

   terminal.Connect();

   //You can also use AfterConnect event to wait for the connection.

   while (!terminal.IsConnected)

   {

   System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);

   }

   IScreen screen = terminal.Screen;

   string text = screen.GetText(18, 2, 48);

   Console.WriteLine(text);

   }

   else

   Console.WriteLine("Can not create the control. Please check the session file path.");

   }

   else

   Console.WriteLine("Failed to get Application object.");

   }

   }

6. In Visual Studio, paste the code to the Program.cs tab, replacing all existing code.
7. In the code, change the parameter for reflectionApplication.GetControlsByFilePath to the complete path of your saved session document. Between the quotation marks, type the path exactly as it appears, including the drive letter (for example, C:\), any spaces, and the filename and extension of the session document.
8. Build the application (Build > Rebuild Solution) and then run it (Debug > Start Without Debugging).

   A Windows command console containing a line of extracted text should appear.