Peter, When you install the api make sure all the files (some 25 or 30 in all) are in the same directory (eg. c:\netapi71). Set your reference to BMC.ARSystem in this directory.
Then try this simple code snippet: Dim oARServer As New BMC.ARSystem.Server 'requires reference be set to BMC.ARSystem assembly (dll in .NET API) oARServer.Login(ServerName, UserID, UserPassword) oARServer.SetServerPort(5555, 0) 'if specific port is required Assuming that works (and it should) you can take it from there. The use of the environment variable will potentially come into play when you're deploying your application (especially if it is server-side in an ASP.NET context) but the above is all you need to run simple test code within Visual Studio. Cheers, Jim. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"