Features and Benefits
SoftArtisans XFile is a complete HTTP client that can be used from a standard HTML file,
an ASP page, within Visual Basic, as an ActiveX control, or even through the Windows Shell Extension.
Key Features
Visual (ActiveX) control
- Powerful ActiveX Control can be used from Internet Explorer, Visual Basic
- Supports drag-and-drop
- List of files to transfer can be preset
- Accurate progress indicator
- Shows estimated size and transfer time
Non-visual COM component file transfer engine
- Allows multiple HTTP Gets or Posts in a single operation
- Generates events for capture by Internet Explorer or Visual Basic
- Supports SSL, proxies, and multiple authentication mechanisms
- Can be used from Internet Explorer (optional silent operation),
Visual Basic or ASP
Server-side file transfer component
- Transfer files without user intervention
- Perform cascaded uploads (client to server to server)
- Transfer files from server to server
Receive files
- Download multiple files to preset locations
- Download to a string or to a file
Send files
- Upload via RFC1867 Post (compatible with SA-FileUp) or HTTP Put
- Post a file, several files, and/or form elements
Multilingual support
- SoftArtisans XFile is Unicode compliant, enabling the transfer of data between
systems, regardless of language, without the risk of data corruption.
Easy to use Shell Extension allows uploads directly from Windows Explorer
Integration
- Use in conjunction with SoftArtisans FileManager (included free with SoftArtisans XFile) to preset
files or manipulate files before or after transfer
- Use with SoftArtisans Archive (included free with SoftArtisans XFile) to compress files before or after
transfer
- Fully compatible with SoftArtisans FileUp to receive files on the server
System Requirements
- Internet Explorer 4 or 5 must be installed on the computer running SoftArtisans XFile. The current version
of SoftArtisans XFile uses Microsoft's WinInet API, which is supplied with Internet Explorer.
- 100 Mhz X86 Processor
- Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0 (Server/Workstation), or Windows 2000 (Workstation/Server/Advanced Server)
- 16 MB of RAM
- 16 MB of hard disk space during installation; 8 MB after installation
- If running SoftArtisans XFile as a server-side component, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
3.0 or later, or Personal Web Server for Windows NT and Win95/98
Pricing/Licensing
- Please check SoftArtisans for the latest
price information.
- Licensing is on a per-server basis. Each server executing SoftArtisans XFile must have a license.
- SoftArtisans XFile may be used on multiple clients, as long as the destination server has a valid license for SoftArtisans XFile.
- OEM and bundling pricing is available. Please contact oem@softartisans.com for more information.
OEM pricing offers significant discounts off list pricing.
- Site licenses are available.