Client/Server Applications

Dial-Up Networking

SocketWrench Standard Edition Details

• Optimized for 32-bit platforms, the control and library has improved performance and reliability with less overhead, reduced memory requirements and higher overall throughput. SocketWrench is compatible with all 32-bit Intel based Windows platforms from Windows 98 to Windows XP.
• Improved interface allows developers to implement the same functionality with fewer lines of code, which means fewer mistakes and easier to read source code.
• Simplified distribution requires that you only need to redistribute the single SocketWrench component; there are no external third-party file dependencies which can complicate installations on target platforms.
• Includes a Remote Access Dialer control for creating, modifying and establishing dial-up networking connections to Internet service providers and corporate WANs using the SLIP and PPP protocols.
• Includes a File Encoding control and library for compressing, encoding and decoding files in several common formats including "base64" and "quoted printable".
• Includes ActiveX controls, standard dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) and C++ class wrappers in the same package. SocketWrench can be used with virtually any Windows software development tool.
• Over 400 pages of documentation, including a revised tutorial that covers secure sockets programming and a new tutorial for building your first client/server application using SocketWrench. Also includes a guide to migrating applications which use the Freeware Edition control.
• New and revised sample programs to demonstate how to use SocketWrench, including a complete FTP client and an HTTP server example.

For professional developers, the SocketWrench Standard Edition provides all of the features, documentation and technical support needed to develop complete Internet applications, without the complexities of learning the Windows Sockets API or working around the limitations of other Internet controls.

We've redesigned the interface, expanded the documentation and samples and included both ActiveX and standard Windows dynamic link libraries in the same product. We've preserved the same stability, features and flexibility that developers have come to expect, and have made it even easier to use in a wider variety of progamming languages and development tools.

System Requirements

The minimum processor, memory and disk requirements are for the SocketWrench Secure Edition only. For adequate system performance, it's recommended that Intel Pentium class processors be used with 64 Mb of memory for 32-bit platforms. It is recommended that Windows NT and Windows 2000 server systems use Intel Pentium II class processors and 128 Mb of memory or more.

Although the SocketWrench Secure Edition controls and libraries do not directly use Internet Explorer, they do use several libraries which are included with Internet Explorer. These libraries are part of the base operating system under Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5 or later) and Windows ME. Because these libraries are not part of the base operating system in Windows 95 or Windows 98, it will be required that you have Internet Explorer 5.5 or later installed on those systems.