# Enterprise Communication Interface (ECI)

## eci_get_num_con

### Description
ECI function for reading the currently open ECI connections of the Agile e6 server. For the connection type "tcpip" the connections are already in use by the system, that means that the return value of an open ECI connection is always 3 (2+1). It is possible to establish up to 19 parallel connections (including the internally used connections) to an Agile e6 server process.
### Output parameter
CpNumCon
string | Number of open connections to Agile e6 server.