Communicate with Web Servers from a client application using HTTP
and HTTPS. Perfect for automated web searches and secure file
transfers.
Features
- Web ActiveX control communicates with Web
Servers world-wide using HTTP and HTTPS.
- Automate submission of web forms,
schedule/retrieve web page content, put/get
files to/from web servers, generate a site
tree.
- Control security aspects of HTTPS.
- Progress event is perfect for monitoring
file transfers.
- Custom cookies can be specified.
- Put and Get methods will spool files
directly to/from disk or memory.
- Proxy server support includes selective
bypass.
- URL cracking support parses queries into
parts.
- Supports COM+ Component Services.
- Can be used in a multi-threaded
environment.
- Can be used in BOTH event
driven(asynchronous) and scripted(synchronous)
application designs.
- Includes a royalty-free license.
- Wrapper classes included for convenient
integration into Visual C++.
- Web ActiveX control is 100% .NET
compatible using .NET COM interop, samples
included.
Supported
Environments
Dependencies: WinInet.dll, Internet Explorer 4.0+
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98, NT4, NT 2000, 2003, XP, Vista.
PowerTCP Web for ActiveX can be used in the following development
environments:
- .NET Framework
- Visual Basic
- Visual C++
- FoxPro
- PowerBuilder
- Delphi
- C++ Builder
- ASP
- VBScript (wscript, cscript,
etc)
- Office 97/2000
.NET Framework
All PowerTCP Web for ActiveX components are completely interoperable
with the .NET Framework. In fact, 2 VB.NET samples are included
demonstrating how this interoperability works and full
interoperability instructions are provided in the product
documentation.
Visual Basic
Looking to integrate
HTTP into Visual Basic? PowerTCP Web for ActiveX contains 4 full
sample projects for Visual Basic, including a full-blown HTTP Link
Spider.
Visual C++
PowerTCP Web for ActiveX includes C++ wrapper classes to make HTTP
integration into C++ even easier. In addition, 2 full sample
projects are included.
Delphi
Just add the PowerTCP components to Component Library and
you have taken the first step in using PowerTCP in Delphi! 2 samples
are included, including a Delphi HTTP Page Fetch sample.
C++ Builder
2 samples (including a HTTP Page Fetch sample) are included
demonstrating use of Web for ActiveX in C++ Builder.
Office 97/2000
PowerTCP Web for ActiveX can easily be used in VBA (Visual Basic for
Applications). Just drop the components on a form or reference them
for dynamic instantion to add powerful HTTP capabilities to any
Office application or Office Macro.
Some uses of
Web for ActiveX include:
- 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.