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ActiveSocket provides an easy-to-use development interface to a variety of IP protocols. By using ActiveSocket, you can very easily create or enhance applications with network features.
ActiveSocket features the following: DNS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPs, ICMP Ping, IP-to-Country, MSN, NTP, RSH, SCP, SFTP, SNMP v1/v2c (Get, GetNext, Set), SNMP Traps, SNMP MIB, SSH, TCP, Telnet, TFTP, UDP, Telnet, Wake-On-LAN and more.
ActiveSocket can be well integrated into ASP environments.
This document describes how the ActiveSocket SFtp object can be integrated into Borland Delphi projects.
The most important functions of the SFtp object are:
- Connect - connect to the (remote) FTP server on port 22 or any alternate port;
- Disconnect - to diconnect after a connect call;
- GetCurrentDir - retrieve the current directory;
- ChangeDir - change the current directory;
- CreateDir - create a new directory;
- RenameDir - rename a directory;
- DeleteDir - delete a directory;
- FindFile - find a specific file in the current directory;
- FindFirstFile - iterate over all files in the current directory; find the first file;
- FindNextFile - iterate over all files in the current directory; find the next file;
- RenameFile - rename a file in the current directory;
- DeleteFile - delete a file in the current directory;
- GetFile - get (download) a file;
- PutFile - put (upload) a file;
Step 1: Download and install the ActiveSocket Toolkit
Download the ActiveSocket from the ActiveXperts Download Site and start the installation. The installation guides you through the installation process.
Step 2: Create a new Delphi Project
Launch Borland Delphi (for instance 'Delphi 2005') from the Start menu. Choose 'New' from the 'File' menu and select your preferred kind of application, for instance: 'VCL Forms Application - Delphi for Win32'. A new Form is displayed in the workspace.
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Step 3: Refer to the ActiveSocket Library and create the objects
Now that a new project has been created, you must add a reference to ActiveSocket in the project to be able to use the ActiveSocket object. To do so, choose 'Import Component...' from the 'Component' menu. The Import Components' dialog appears. Select 'Import a Type Library':
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In the 'Registered Type Libraries' page, select 'ActiveSocket 4.2 Type Library' and click 'Next':
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In the 'Components' page, leave all fields default and click 'Next':
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In the 'Install' page, select 'Create Unit' and click 'Next':
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The interface code is generated now and is shown in the ASOCKETLib_TLB tab of the project.
Step 4: Declare and create the object
From the Project Manager, open Unit1.bas and add the ASOCKETLib_TLB to the 'Uses' statement to refer to the ActiveSocket library:
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In the 'private' or 'public' section, declare the following objects:
objSFtp : ISFtp
You can now create the objects, for instance in the 'FormCreate' function:
objSFtp := TSFtp.Create(Form1).DefaultInterface;