Connect Method

Specifies the communication port on which the server listens for calls.

With the TCP/IP protocol, specify the TCP port that M-Files Server is listening to. Typically this value is 2266.

With the HTTPS protocol, specify the M-Files Server endpoint that will be used between the RPC Proxy and M-Files Server on the server side. Typically this value is 4466. Note that this parameter does not affect the port that the client uses to communicate with the server. Regardless of this setting, the client will always use the standard HTTPS port for communicating with the server.

With the LPC protocol, specify "MFServerCommon_F5EE352D-6A03-4866-9988-C69CEA2C39BF" to connect to the local M-Files Server instance regardless of its version. If multiple versions of M-Files Server are running on the same computer, the first instance that has started has been registered to listen to this endpoint. Alternatively, you can leave this parameter empty in order to connect to the exact same version of M-Files Server as the M-Files API version you are using. If you leave the Endpoint parameter empty with the LPC protocol, M-Files API uses a version-specific endpoint name to connect to M-Files Server.

The default endpoint for the gRPC protocol is 7766. With the local gRPC protocol, use the version of the M-Files Server instance you are connecting to as the endpoint value. For instance, 20.9.9403.0. Use an empty value for referring to the current installation.

Description

Connects to the specified server. Use the ConnectEx7 method for additional options.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function Connect( _ Optional ByVal AuthType As MFAuthType = MFAuthTypeLoggedOnWindowsUser, _ Optional ByVal UserName As Variant, _ Optional ByVal Password As Variant, _ Optional ByVal Domain As Variant, _ Optional ByVal ProtocolSequence As String = "ncacn_ip_tcp", _ Optional ByVal NetworkAddress As String = "localhost", _ Optional ByVal Endpoint As String = 2266, _ Optional ByVal LocalComputerName As String = "", _ Optional ByVal AllowAnonymousConnection As Boolean = False _ ) As MFServerConnection

Visual Basic

Public Function Connect( _
   Optional ByVal AuthType As MFAuthType = MFAuthTypeLoggedOnWindowsUser, _
   Optional ByVal UserName As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal Password As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal Domain As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal ProtocolSequence As String = "ncacn_ip_tcp", _
   Optional ByVal NetworkAddress As String = "localhost", _
   Optional ByVal Endpoint As String = 2266, _
   Optional ByVal LocalComputerName As String = "", _
   Optional ByVal AllowAnonymousConnection As Boolean = False _
) As MFServerConnection

Parameters

AuthType

Value	Description
MFAuthTypeLoggedOnWindowsUser	Windows authentication with current user credentials.
MFAuthTypeSpecificMFilesUser	M-Files authentication, user needs to specify the credentials.
MFAuthTypeSpecificWindowsUser	Windows authentication, user needs to specify the credentials.
MFAuthTypeUnknown	Unspecified authentication method.

UserName

User name as a string. Not used with the MFAuthTypeLoggedOnWindowsUser authentication mode.

Password

Password as a string. Not used with the MFAuthTypeLoggedOnWindowsUser authentication mode.

Domain

Domain for the user. Used only with the MFAuthTypeSpecificWindowsUser authentication mode.

ProtocolSequence

Protocol sequence name to be used in server communication. Supported protocols include:

"ncacn_ip_tcp" (TCP/IP protocol)
"ncacn_spx" (SPX protocol)
"ncalrpc" (local interprocess call, LPC)
"ncacn_http" (HTTPS)
"grpc" (gRPC)
"grpc-local" (local gRPC)

NetworkAddress

Server address as an IP number or computer name. Not used with the LPC protocol.

Endpoint

Specifies the communication port on which the server listens for calls.

With the TCP/IP protocol, specify the TCP port that M-Files Server is listening to. Typically this value is 2266.

LocalComputerName

Local computer name as reported for the server. Use an empty string to use the computer name provided by the system.

AllowAnonymousConnection

If this parameter is True, an anonymous connection can be created. The user cannot perform vault-specific actions anonymously.

Remarks

Use the more recent ConnectEx method for additional options.