Setting Up Hummingbird HostExplorer 7

This section provides information on the following:

• Setting Up a Quick Script
• Configuring Hummingbird HostExplorer for Usernames
• Configuring Hummingbird HostExplorer for Passwords
• Saving the Emulator File

Setting Up a Quick Script

1. Load the Hummingbird HostExplorer session.

   
   

2. Click Tools > Quick Script > Edit.

   
   

3. Double-click Untitled: Description of Quick Script.

   
   

4. Type a filename and description for the Quick Script, then click OK.

   Ensure that the filename is only one word long (no spaces).

   
   

Configuring Hummingbird HostExplorer for Usernames

1. At the Login dialog box, click Commands > Wait For Text.

   
   

2. Configure the Wait For Text dialog box for username prompts, then click OK.

   
   
   • In the Text text box, type the text that the server displays when it prompts for usernames.
   • Check the Anywhere check box.
   • Type a timeout period.

     We recommend a setting of five seconds.

   • For the If Found dialog box, select Pop Up a Message from the drop-down list.
   • For the Otherwise dialog box, select Pop Up a Message from the drop-down list.

3. At the Wait For Text dialog box, click Properties in the If Found section, configure the Popup Message Box window, then click OK.

   
   
   • Type Username in the Title text box.
   • Type Username in the Message text box.

4. At the Wait For Text dialog box, select Properties from the Otherwise section, configure the error box, then click OK.

   If the Username prompt is not displayed within the designated timeout period, an error message displays.

   
   
   • Type a title in the Title text box.
   • Type a message in the Message text box.

Configuring Hummingbird HostExplorer for Passwords

1. At the Login dialog box, click Commands > Wait For Text.

   
   

2. Configure the Wait For Text dialog box for password prompts, then click OK.

   
   
   • In the Text text box, type the text that the server displays when it prompts for passwords.
   • Check the Anywhere check box.
   • Type a timeout period.

     We recommend a setting of five seconds.

   • For the If Found dialog box, select Pop Up a Message from the drop-down list.
   • For the Otherwise dialog box, select Pop Up a Message from the drop-down list.

3. At the Wait For Text dialog box, select Properties from the If Found section, configure the Popup Message Box dialog box, then click OK.

   
   
   • Type Password in the Title text box.
   • Type Password in the Message text box.

4. At the Wait For Text dialog box, select Properties from the Otherwise section, configure the error box, then click OK.

   If the Password prompt is not displayed within the designated timeout period, an error message displays.

   
   
   • Type a title in the Title text box.
   • Type a message in the Message text box.

   After you click OK, the macro is complete.

Saving the Emulator File

1. At the Login dialog box, click File > Save As.

   
   

2. Type Login as the filename, click Save, then close the Quick Script editor.

   
   

3. Click Options > Edit Session Profile.

   
   

4. (Conditional) Select not to use the SecureLogin wizard at this time.

   If SecureLogin prompts you to run the SecureLogin wizard, check the Don't Prompt Me In the Future check box, then click No.

   
   

5. Expand the session in the Settings Group panel.

   Click General in the Settings Groups panel, then click the Browse button next to the Auto Start Quick-Key drop-down list.

   
   

6. Browse to where you saved the Quick Script macro file, then click Open.

   The default path is c:\documents and settings\all users\application data \hummingbird\connectivity \7.10\hostex\quickscript\login.qsv.

   
   

7. Click OK, then close the emulator.

8. Open the session again.

   This can be performed by using the shortcuts on the Start menu and following the prompts, or creating a shortcut directly to the session using the following format:

   "Path to hostex32.exe" -P Session name
Eg: "C:\Progra~1\Hummingbird\hostex32.exe" -P Session1

   The emulator connects and displays the following dialog box.

   IMPORTANT:  Do not click OK.