This article describes the two Add-on components of Rumba 8.0: the TP Director and the Script Engine.

The Script Engine adds a VB-like scripting capability to the Rumba Display that allows script to be written that interact with the display. Scripts can do everything that macros typically do, but add the flexibility of a BASIC syntax and a lot more functionality. For example, Scripts can have more complex decision logic, manipulate files, create other applications objects, set timers, Pop up custom dialogs, and more. The trade off is that scripts are generally much more complex and require a knowledge of the language syntax, while macros are simple for most end users to create and use.

The TP Director is a special utility that allows APPC programs to run correctly when one of the connection partners is running in a multi-user environment such as Windows Terminal Server. Since the APPC node is always the same for a client PC, the TP Director manages all of the client connections on the WTS server and delivers the correct messages to each APPC client individually. It essentially makes sure that each APPC client on the WTS server appears unique to its connection partner, even though many users are all running on the same node (server). This is only used in APPC environments and is not needed for terminal emulation.