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ObjectX Mainframe Display control missing in Excel 365 64 bit

Hello,

I am using Rumba+Desktop 10.1  on windows 64 bit pc with Excel 365 64 bit. I am trying to add a Mainframe emulator using Insert on "Developer" tab on Excel but the control "ObjectX Mainframe Display control" is not available(which is available in Excel 32 bit) so I also manually registered .ocx control and went back to register it but it gave an error "The specified file does not contain self registering Activex Control". Is there a substitute control I need to be referring too or is there a 64 bit version of Rumba +Desktop 10.1? Please assist.

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    Hi Samantha,
    you need Service Pack 1 for Rumba+Desktop 10.1. Please login to our support portal  (https://portal.microfocus.com/) or contact the Micro Focus support to obtain the Service Pack 1. 
    SP1 comes with a Rumba+ 64-Bit Add-On.
    The Rumba+ 64-Bit Add-On is proxy OCX that functions as a middle tier between your application
    and the underlying RDE legacy interfaces you are already familiar with.
    RUMBA Framer runs in a 32\64-bit application and provides access to the Display\Printer OCX running in separate 32-bit application.

    cheers

    andree

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    And also is 64 bit Add on and VBA Add on different?. If they are, which one would be better to use for migration of Excel Macro's with embedded TN3270 Emulator to Excel 365 64 bit?. 

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    Hi,
    the 64bit Addon comes with the Servicepack to enhance Rumba and help customer that start using 64-bit Office Applications and require to communicate with RUMBA. 
    You already have an application with the RUMBA OCX, the 64-bit will help to solve your problem without the need to rewrite.

    Historically you could communicate from a third party application like Excel with RUMBA only if you embed the display control or use the standard ehllapi Interface.

    1. Embed the RUMBA ActiveX Control in your third party application.
    With the downside to not beeing able to communicate with an already opened RUMBA Session.

    2. The EHLLAPi API was another to communicate with an Rumba Session.


    The VBA Addon it a new and easier way to work with Rumba without the need to embed the OCX. The VBA Addon control.provides the VB Editor known from the Micro Office Applications and it provided Additional Objects to interact with.
    VBA is a chargeable add-on package for RUMBA.

    cheers

    /andree

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    Hi,
    the 64bit Addon comes with the Servicepack to enhance Rumba and help customer that start using 64-bit Office Applications and require to communicate with RUMBA. 
    You already have an application with the RUMBA OCX, the 64-bit will help to solve your problem without the need to rewrite.

    Historically you could communicate from a third party application like Excel with RUMBA only if you embed the display control or use the standard ehllapi Interface.

    1. Embed the RUMBA ActiveX Control in your third party application.
    With the downside to not beeing able to communicate with an already opened RUMBA Session.

    2. The EHLLAPi API was another to communicate with an Rumba Session.


    The VBA Addon it a new and easier way to work with Rumba without the need to embed the OCX. The VBA Addon control.provides the VB Editor known from the Micro Office Applications and it provided Additional Objects to interact with.
    VBA is a chargeable add-on package for RUMBA.

    cheers

    /andree

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