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.