PowerTCP Web Enterprise Tool allows you to communicate with Web Servers from either a client or another Web Server

PowerTCP Web Enterprise Tool

PowerTCP Web Enterprise Tool

Communicate with Web Servers from either a client or another Web Server using HTTP and HTTPS. Two HTTP Controls (the Web Control and the WebASP Control) give you your choice of WinInet dependence or independence. Perfect for automated web searches that require complex HTML parsing and secure file transfers! Now also includes VB.NET samples for 100% .NET Framework support.

ROYALTY-FREE DISTRIBUTION.
3-Level Customer Support.
Intuitive On-line Help.
Visual C++ wrapper classes included.
.NET Framework VB.NET samples.
Debug Server included.
Features two HTTP/S controls, one based on WinInet for client-side solutions where WinInet functionality is desired and a second WinInet-free control designed for server-side functionality.
Includes a powerful WebPage object for HTML parsing and document retrieval enabling the reproduction of web sites locally.
Certificate Management Support.
Compatible with MS SOAP library.

Features & Benefits

The PowerTCP Web Enterprise Tool has many advantages over the competition including:

100% .NET Framework compatibility.
A high-powered HTML parser and resource collector.
Certificate Management capability.
Secure connections fully supported.
Easily fetch a complete web page with only one method call.
Fully supports blocking (for scripting applications) and non-blocking operation (for event-driven applications).
Provides easy control of security aspects of HTTP/S.
Progress event is perfect for monitoring file transfers.
Custom cookies can be specified in the NEW GetEx method.
Put and Get methods will spool files directly to/from disk or memory.
Full proxy server support including selective bypass.
Persistent internal cache support for quick second-time page fetches.
Control supports URL cracking to identify separate parts: scheme, remote host, data path, etc.
Compatible with MS SOAP library.

The WebASP Control also includes:

WinInet independence

Server-side optimization

A robust object oriented design with 13 objects including a WebMessage object

A Command method enabling any command to be sent to a server

Security customization

Events for managing secure connectivity

Uses & Applications

Some uses of the Web Enterprise Tool include:

Convert HTML into plain text.
Reproduce Web sites locally.
Navigate HTML tables.
Automate search requests.
Create Web site testing tools.
Create a desktop or ASP SOAP Web Service Client.
Check web server availability and performance.
Automate submission of web forms from a client application or ASP page.
Extract web page content, parse for information, and insert into an application or database.
Post files to any web server using Post or Put (HTTP or HTTP/S).
Get files from any web server using Get (HTTP or HTTP/S).
Pull down web documents on a schedule.
Generate a site tree.
Script dynamic URL queries when your ASP page is accessed.
On an ASP page, perform any HTTP activity (POST, PUT, GET) from the server side.
Retrieve real-time stock and futures trading information.
Easily create your own search engine.

Components Included

Component	Description
WebASP Control	WinInet independent server-safe HTTP/HTTPS control.
Web Control	WinInet dependent HTTP/HTTPS control.
CertificateList Control	Presents the user with an interface to select certificates.
Certificate Object	Use to access information about a digital certificate.
Certificates Object	Collection of Certificate Objects.
CertificateStore Object	Use to gain access to a store of certificates on the local system.
Cookie Object	Use to manage cookies.
Cookies Object	Collection of Cookie Objects.
DartStream Object	Manages a streamed buffer to/from memory or a file.
DartStreams Object	Collection of DartStream Objects.
DartStrings Object	High powered C++ optimized string manipulation collection.
HttpHeaderFields Object	Use to manage HTTP header fields.
HttpVariable Object	Use to store and manage variables.
HttpVariables Object	Collection of HttpVariable Objects.
WebMessage Object	Encapsulates the details of an HTTP Request and Response.
WebPage Object	A powerful HTML parser, searcher, and resource collector.
WebResource Object	Description of a particular Web Resource with an option to download.
WebResources Object	Collection of WebResource Objects.
WebTable Object	Maps an individual HTML table.
WebTables Object	Collection of WebTable Objects.

Samples

ASP (Online) Samples

Our ASP samples give a live, onsite demonstration of our tools.

The following examples use the Web Control.

Sample Name	Sample Description	Environments
Web Scraper	ASP application that accesses any web page and displays the text in an edit box.
Stock Quotes on the Web	ASP application uses the Web Control to access Yahoo's stock quote service.
HTML Mail on the Web	The Web Control gets a page (including all images) and sends it to the specified email address.

The following examples use the WebASP Control.

Sample Name	Sample Description	Environments
ImageGet on the Web	Demonstrates WebResources collection by performing a Google search on a keyword and displaying associated images.
SOAP Client on the Web	The WebASP Control demonstrates SOAP Compatibility by sending SOAP messages to a SOAP Service built with the Web Server Tool.

The following examples use the WebASP Control.

Sample Name	Sample Description	Environments
AutoUpdate	Demonstrates an application that checks and automatically updates versions of products.	VB 6, VB.NET
PageFetch	Demonstrates how to fetch a web page.	VB 6, VC++ 6 (with new Class wrappers), Delphi 4/5, PowerBuilder 6, VB.NET
Post Demo	Demonstrates how to post information to a web site.	VB 6, VB.NET
LinkSpider	Demonstrates how a spider can be built to search for information on the Web.	VB 6
SOAPClient	Demonstrates how to build a SOAP client with the WebASP control.	Delphi5, VC6, VB6, BCB5, PB6, VB.NET
WebAlive	Compares the download performance of any two web pages. Useful for comparing the relative performance of mirrored web servers.	VB 6

The following examples use the Web Control.

Sample Name	Sample Description	Environments
PageFetch	Using the WebASP Control, demonstrates a simple HTTP application that fetches a web page.	VB6, VB.NET
Post Demo	Using the WebASP Control, demonstrates a simple HTTP POST application.	VB6, VC6, Delphi 5, VB.NET