Software Applications, Components and Libraries

The SocketTools Visual Edition consists of ActiveX controls for use with visual development environments such as Visual Basic, FoxPro and PowerBuilder. A total of eighteen controls provide client interfaces for the major application protocols such as tFTP, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 and TELNET. All versions of Visual Basic from 6.0 and later are supported, and the ActiveX controls can be used with any programming language that supports COM and the ActiveX control specification.

All of the controls share many common attributes. The network controls support both synchronous (blocking) and asynchronous modes of operation, and also include the ability to log the Windows Sockets function calls for debugging purposes. All of the controls are thread-safe and can be used in multithreaded containers, such as Internet Explorer. With the exception of the terminal emulation control, they can also be used as simple Automation objects, without requiring that they be placed on a form or inside another container.

With full support for Windows Vista, as well as Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows 2000, compatibility with virtually every Windows development tool, illustrative example code and a complete User’s Guide and Technical Reference in HTML Help format, the Visual Edition offers everything the corporate developer needs to build professional applications for the Internet and intranet. All Catalyst products are sold run-time and royalty-free and include a 30-day money back guarantee.