[DUG] HTTP Server

[Jeremy Coulter]

This is not a server tho Rob, its an HTTP POST control that uses the same
control IE uses, AND by the by, it doesn’t like windows98 or NT so we have
found over the years

Jeremy 

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From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On
Behalf Of Rob van der Linde
Sent: 2 August 2006 12:01
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: RE: [DUG] HTTP Server

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
>  
>  
> 
> 
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> [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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