ACI API 26.3
ACI API Programming Guide

# Create a Connection

You must create a connection object (type `ACI_CONNECTION`) to establish a connection with the server. You must set the server host details in this object before making a request. You can specify other connection settings, such as the number of times a connection to the server is attempted and fails before the request is abandoned. For an example of how to create connections, see Create a Connection Using the C-language Knowledge Discovery SDK.

## Create a Connection Using the C-language Knowledge Discovery SDK

The following example shows how to create a connection object.

    // Always need to call aciInit at start of any program using ACI client lib
    aciInit();

    // Create the connection object
    t_aciObject* pConnection = NULL;
    aciObjectCreate(&pConnection, ACI_CONNECTION);

    // Set host details
    aciObjectParamSetString(pConnection, ACI_HOSTNAME, "12.3.4.56");
    aciObjectParamSetInt(pConnection, ACI_PORTNUMBER, 4001);
    aciObjectParamSetInt(pConnection, ACI_CONN_RETRIES, 1);

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Product: Knowledge Discovery ACI API 26.3

Topic Title: Create a Connection