Inovis VAN FTP/SSL (EDI)

Demonstrates how to connect to the Inovis EDI VAN (FTP/SSL).

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LOCAL loFtp
LOCAL lnSuccess

loFtp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Ftp2')

*  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
lnSuccess = loFtp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loFtp.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

loFtp.Hostname = "ftpssl.gateway.inovisworks.net"
loFtp.Username = "myLogin"
loFtp.Password = "myPassword"

*  The Inovis EDI VAN requires Passive connections:
loFtp.Passive = 1

*  Note: The Inovis documentation mentions an outbound
*  high port range of 40000-49999.  In passive mode, the
*  FTP server chooses the port number for the data
*  connection.  The Inovis server will choose a port number
*  in the range 40000-49999.  To establish the data connection,
*  your firewall must allow outgoing connections in that port
*  range.

*  This tells Chilkat FTP2 to establish
*  an AUTH TLS secure channel after connecting
*  on the standard FTP port 21.
loFtp.AuthTls = 1

*  You'll probably need this property set to 1 if you're
*  behind a NAT router or firewall.
loFtp.PassiveUseHostAddr = 1

*  The Ssl property is for establishing an implicit SSL connection
*  on port 990.  Do not set it to 1.  The Inovis VAN
*  uses explicit encryption (SSL/TLS).
loFtp.Ssl = 0

*  The Chilkat FTP component automatically sends a "FEAT"
*  command after connecting.  This allows the component
*  to better know the FTP server's capabilities.
*  The Invois server doesn't recognize the FEAT command,
*  so disable it:
loFtp.AutoFeat = 0

*  Connect, convert to TLS, and login to the FTP server.
lnSuccess = loFtp.Connect()
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loFtp.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ELSE
    *  LastErrorText contains information even when
    *  successful. This allows you to visually verify
    *  that the secure connection actually occurred.
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
ENDIF

=MESSAGEBOX("Connection to Inovis EDI VAN OK!")

*  Do whatever you're doing to do ...
*  upload files, download files, etc...

loFtp.Disconnect()