PowerTCP FTP Tool

With the FTP Control, you can easily copy files between your client and any FTP server -- a single method call will do! Options are set using simple properties, and data files will even spool to/from memory. List entries are captured as objects, so parsing is eliminated -- "best of breed" for any application.

Benefits & Features

• Get method downloads ANY file with only one line of code!
• Put method uploads ANY file with only one line of code!
• Login Method combines connection set-up and authentication into one easy step.
• FTP Restart command is fully integrated.
• Passive Property makes this control "firewall-friendly" in most environments.
• Retrieve and Store methods handle file transfers and include automatic support for restarting transfers that were previously incomplete.
• File transfer options are set using simple properties and are automatically sent only when needed, making this control exceptionally efficient AND easy-to-use.
• Files can be transferred between the server and disk OR memory, making this versatile control a superior performer for advanced applications.
• Listing property formats listings into properties for file name, size etc., eliminating the need to write and debug parsing code.
• Not dependent on anything but system WINSOCK services (Wininet.dll not required).
• All the benefits listed in the PowerTCP Overview.

PowerTCP Overview

These quality tools represent state-of-the-art component design. Our customers deserve nothing less:

• Components are "lean and mean" ActiveX (ATL) controls and simple COM objects with no dependence on large run-time DLLs.
• All tools include and use an unlicensed DartStream Object that simplifies and improves file-access performance (especially under VB).
• Most controls are invisible -- perfect for B2B applications.
• Controls can be placed on forms OR dynamically instantiated, making them perfect for form-based environments like Visual Basic AND formless environments like ASP (Active Server Pages).
• Dependency (.dep) files are included for all controls, fully supporting Microsoft's Package & Deployment Wizard.

Blocking behavior is optional, so applications can be written using blocking or non-blocking operation. Scripting languages like VB Script and Java Script are fully supported. Perfect for ASP (Active Server Pages)!

• Apartment Model Threading provides multi-thread support for the most demanding applications.
• Advanced Programming Object Model speeds development -- collection properties provide superior list handling, formatting objects make it easier to manipulate complex structures (like MIME and SNMP messages), and the use of enumerated types and objects makes your job as simple as it should be.
• Debugging support is built in, simplifying interoperability trouble-shooting.

Sample Projects

• FTP ProxyLogin
  Demonstrates how to use the 5 basic types of FTP proxies/firewalls. Visual Basic 5/6.
• FTP Import
  Allows users to enter file URL into a dialog. Provided that the file is the correct format it will be downloaded and imported into the database. Written using Access 97.
• FTP ListView
  Demonstrates an FTP Client application using blocking techniques. Written in Visual Basic 6, Visual C++ 6, PowerBuilder and Delphi 4.
• FTP Client
  Demonstrates an FTP Client application using non-blocking techniques. Visual Basic 5/6.
• Get URL
  Demonstrates the use of the Get Method written in Visual Basic 5/6 and Visual C++ 6.

Potential Uses/Applications

• Superior replacement for IND$FILE on OS/390 systems (preserves PDS structure).
• Automate uploads/downloads to/from any FTP server using NT scheduler.
• Build a turn-key application for upload/download of enterprise data, integrating graphic display of downloaded files.
• Use with ASP to tranfer files to/from the Web Server.
• FTP reports to corporate headquarters.
• Build a proxy that downloads Internet files for users on a local network.
• Upload data files to a UNIX server, execute a task to crunch the data, download and parse the result into an SQL database.
• Automate data file downloads for updating stock market charts.
• Automate upload of dynamic images to web site.
• Webcam automated uploader.
• Check file timestamps on any FTP Server.

Compatibilities

• Development Environments: Visual Studio, Office 97 (VBA), C++Builder, Delphi, PowerBuilder and other environments that supports ActiveX (ATL) controls.
• Operating Systems: Windows 95/98, NT4, NT 2000.

Customer Feedback

• "Your FTP component, which I'm using in an important project, is very robust and flexible, and the documentation is probably the clearest and most thorough I have encountered in ANY software product. Everything shows the highest level of professionalism and forethought!"
  Michael Nachison
  Horizon Real-Time Systems
• "I used the FTP control ... and was able to add the functionality needed by my application within a single afternoon. It was very easy to use and the code worked the first time I tested it.
  

  It was a godsend because I spent 3 days trying to get the Internet Transfer Control (that comes with Microsoft Visual Basic Version 5) to work and couldn't.
  

  It was also a great advantage that we didn't have to pay a per-site license fee for every copy of our application that we distribute (otherwise I'd have had a difficult time convincing my management to spend the money). Other vendors required a per-site fee that made the control too costly."
  Chris
  Xerox Corporation

• " ... just finished an automated ftp process with PowerTCP and Visual Basic 4 ... works great!!!"
  Thanks for a great product
  Pat Todd
  Cycon Publishing, Inc.

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