[DUG] HTTP Server

[Rob van der Linde]

I've always used free TIEHttp2 (or something similar, I'm not currently
in Windows now, so I'm not 100% sure if I got the name right). Anyway,
TIEHttp2 has always worked for me and it's very straightforward, I don't
have the Indy controls myself anyway because I only have Delphi
Personal, so I wouldn't be able to compare, but what I can say is that
the TIEHttp2 control is simple and works.

On Wed, 2006-08-02 at 11:39 +1200, Jeremy Coulter wrote:
> Your right Phil.....its not the reply I am after :-)
>  
> what I want to do is simply use it for inter app. communication,
> EXCEPT, that one app. might be on another machine. If I was sure they
> would be on the same machine, then I would have used COM as it would
> certainly work for what I want to do.
> Its nothing more than passing an ACTION and then some other
> parameters, then geting a simple response back. Nothing too scary, BUT
> I didnt want to have to go down the whole TCPIP build your own nasty
> system, just something simple, that is just a command and a reply,
> which HTTP works fine for and I dont have to worry about connections
> etc. etc.
> As for the ports, the ports are not an issue, can be changed from 80
> if I want, and prob. will.
> The other idea behind using HTTP is that when other developers what to
> tap into our app. then its a pretty easy way to interface to, to pass
> commands to it etc.
>  
> further to this, I just found out why I was having a problem with
> Indys HTTP Server, I was not clearing a collection and was getting
> multiple parameters being sent to the http server (using HTTP
> POST)....DOH....now it works fine :-)
>  
> Jeremy
>  
>  
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz
> [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On Behalf Of Phil Middlemiss
> Sent: 2 August 2006 11:23
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] HTTP Server
> 
> 
> 
> Jeremy,
> 
> I know you probably aren't after this kind of reply, but I would
> reconsider your approach. If you are building this functionality into
> an application that has other desktop uses (eg, a word processor etc)
> then consider using a TCP interface instead since it won't tie up port
> 80 which may be used for browsing the web. If you are building a
> server based app that will just sit there and respond to requests,
> then consider building an ISAPI DLL (very straightforward). An ISAPI
> DLL will run under under the IIS on Win2000 so you don't need to worry
> about getting a server version.
> 
> Phil.
> 
> Jeremy Coulter wrote: 
> > Hi All. I want to add some functionality to my App. so that it uses
> > an HTTP server to receive commands and pass back a success or fail.
> > I have looked at the INDY and ICS HTTP Server controls, but they
> > seem slightly more complex than I need.
> > All I want to do is go, I have a POST, therefor fire this function
> > and based on the boolean result, send back a yes or a no.
> > I have looked at the Synapse HTTPServer demo, and it is just what I
> > think I need, but firstly threads do my head in, I would need to
> > call a function on the form that is the parent for the HTTP Server
> > and pass back a boolean value so it knew what to reply, but like i
> > say, threads do my head in.
> >  
> > Has anyone else got a res. good HTTP server control/code OR managed
> > to do what I want to do with the Synapse controls?
> >  
> >  
> > Jeremy
> > 
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