Terminal Session setup for Micro Focus in Power Automate Desktop

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Can someone who has successfully worked with micro focus reflection in power automate help with this issue here?

First, I'm able to connect to a mainframe and save a profile without issues.

Then in Power automate desktop, I create an action with these settings and still get a connection error: :

Provider: Micro Focus Reflection

Intallation path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Reflection\r1win

Configuration: existing profile

Profile: c:\var\testbox.r1w

I have tried the path with r1win, r1win.exe, and by removing r1win intirely to no avail. Here's the error I get:

Error: Error communicating with the emulator

The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002): Robin.Core.ActionException: Error communicating with the emulator ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.nLoadFile(String path, Evidence evidence)
at System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFile(String path)
at Robin.Modules.TerminalEmulation.Actions.ReflectionSessionFacadeToVariant..ctor(String path, String profile, Boolean attach)
at Robin.Modules.TerminalEmulation.Actions.TerminalEmulationActions.OpenTerminalSession(Variant installationPath, Variant dllPath, Variant sessionName, Variant profile, Variant host, Variant port, Variant& session, Int32 provider, Int32 configuration, Int32 hostType, Boolean attach)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Robin.Modules.TerminalEmulation.Actions.OpenTerminalSession.Execute(ActionContext context)
at Robin.Runtime.Engine.ActionRunner.RunAction(String action, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments, IActionStatement statement)

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ZS440 262 on at

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hi
I'm using IBM Personal Communications and it's working fine.
Would the Winautomation documentation help you?
https://docs.winautomation.com/en/terminal-emulation---guide.html#terminal-emulation---guide

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@ZS440 Thanks for the reply. I think I'm getting closer. But I'm now getting an error with the attachmate assembly.
I reran the install of Micro Focus reflection Vs16 and selected the "Application Programmable Interface" feature.
Settings of the "Open Terminal Session"
Provider: Micro Focus reflection
installation path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Reflection\
Configuration: Existing profile
Profile: c:\...\documents\Micro Focus\Reflection\testbox.r1w (note: This profile must be in the Micro Focus created directory or it throws an error that the profile file location is in an "untrusted directory".

Stack Trace/error:
Robin.Core.ActionException: Error with profile Unable to find assembly 'Attachmate, Version=2.7.703.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=13bff1b6907eadcf'. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Unable to find assembly 'Attachmate, Version=2.7.703.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=13bff1b6907eadcf'.

I googled this assembly issue but couldn't find anything.
thanks!

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@ZS440, I'm trying to connect to an HP3000. Everytime I get over a bump, I run into another.
I registered the Attachmate.dll in the GAC (global assembly cache) and it seems to have gotten over the missing dll error. However, I now get " Error with profile Could not find reader(s) for extension .r1w"
any help would be appreciated.

Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.: Robin.Core.ActionException: Error with profile Could not find reader(s) for extension .r1w ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> Attachmate.Patterns.FactoryException: Could not find reader(s) for extension .r1w
Server stack trace:
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args)
at Attachmate.Services.API.Framework.ObjectFactory.CreateControl(String sessionFilePath)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Object[]& outArgs)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)

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ZS440 262 on at

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@maxpower45255
Hi
Wouldn't the Reflection documentation be of help to you?
You may also need the NS/VT API options.
https://www.attachmate.com/documentation/reflection-desktop-v16/rdesktop-guide/data/rhp-installing.htm.
I don't have an HP3000 so I can't test it.
I'm sorry I can't help you.
I hope it will be resolved.

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I do have the HP3000 terminal installed and I can connect to a reflection session manually. The issue is when I try connecting through Power automate desktop. I keep getting the Error with profile Could not find reader(s) for extension .r1w message.
In my opinion, this may be a microfocus software install issue. it appears that maybe some libraries didn't register properly?

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vamsi_varanasi 152 on at

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Hi @ZS440 ,

Thanks for your help.
I am also using IBM Personal Comm but unable to set the connection using the
" Open terminal session " command with in PAD designer ?

I have given the .exe file path and the session name ( IP address) but still unable to connect.

any suggestion.

Thanks,

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maxpower45255 223 on at

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Hi @ZS440 ,
I'm not having issues connecting to an HP3000 via Power Automate using the "IBM 3230" or "IBM 5250" host type when selecting "Micro Focus Reflection" as the provider. My issue is this host type isn't compatible with my target system which requires the "VT-MGR" terminal type.

Here are the settings that work for me when connecting to HP3000. They should work for you as well.

Good luck!

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vamsi_varanasi 152 on at

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@ZS440 ,

Thanks, i hope installation path for above screen would be IBM emulator install path ( .exe file ) here and any idea on configuration: option ?

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if you're using "Micro Focus Reflection", then it should be the same path. If you've changed your installation path during the setup, then just point to the directory where the exe is located.

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vamsi_varanasi 152 on at

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Hi @maxpower45255 ,
we are not using "Micro Focus Reflection" as my emulator was IBM Emulator , I am using my installation HLLAPI dll.

facing an error while connecting.

any clue on this ?

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