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<a name="kanchor364"></a>ISYSEngine:InitializeEngine Method
InitializeEngine is used when utilizing the COM objects in your own application. InitializeEngine must be called before any other method.

Syntax
[VBScript]
sub ISYSEngine.InitializeEngine(_
  string Path, _ 
  string LicenseCode, _ 
  string Reserved_ 
)
[C#]
void ISYSEngine.InitializeEngine(
  string Path, 
  string LicenseCode, 
  string Reserved
);
[ColdFusion/Java]
void IISYSEngine.InitializeEngine(
  java.lang.String Path, 
  java.lang.String LicenseCode, 
  java.lang.String Reserved
) throws ComException;
Parameters
PathSpecifies the path where the core ISYS files reside. When deploying ISYS with your own application, this will be the folder where your executable is running.
LicenseCodeThe license code provided to you by ISYS Search Software.
ReservedReserved, must be empty string.

Examples
[VBScript]
<% ' Create an instance of the ISYS engine Set ISYS = Server.CreateObject("ISYS.ISYSEngine.9") ' Initalize the engine for use ISYS.InitializeEngine "C:\Program Files\ISYS 9", "12345 12345 12345 12345 12345", "" %>