New FtpX Control - Mabry Software

There's a lot of stuff to read here, don't miss "FTP/X also makes the
results available as an ADO Recordset". Remote directories are
provided as a recordset, upon request by the programmer of course.

Also note that the FtpX package now includes both COM object and OCX
versions.

MABRY SOFTWARE RELEASES VASTLY IMPROVED FTP/X
ACTIVEX CONTROL AND COM OBJECT

STANWOOD, Washington - December 9, 1998 - Mabry Software
released FTP/X version 2 today. FTP/X is Mabry Software's
high-powered FTP protocol ActiveX control and, now, COM object.

Mabry's FTP/X ActiveX control provides easy, high-level access
to the complete FTP client protocol (RFC 959). In addition to
capturing server directory listings into a string array property, the
new FTP/X also makes the results available as an ADO Recordset
providing easy access to the various fields that a server returns. The

FTP/X also has powerful built-in features to support debugging and
non-standard servers using the Quote method.

The 32-bit FTP/X comes as both an ActiveX control (OCX) and a
COM object (DLL), so you can use it in nearly any modern
programming environment. As a light ActiveX control/COM Object,
FTP/X doesn't require any bulky MFC DLLs to run. Your web-based
applications (VBScript, ASP, etc.) will download faster, your
installation package will be smaller, and you'll have no problems with

different versions of DLLs on your users' systems. And, because it's
both an ActiveX control and COM Object, FTP/X will run in Visual
Basic, Visual FoxPro, Internet Explorer, Delphi and any other
environment that supports either ActiveX controls or COM objects.

A common problem with FTP servers is that there is no official
standard when it comes to the format of directory listings. The exact
format of the data returned by the server may vary depending upon
the system type. The FTP/X control solves this programmer's
headache by automatically parsing the data and making it available to
your application as a familiar ADO Recordset object. If the server's
format is not suitable for the control's parser, a new DirItemPattern
property can be used to specify how the fields are to be parsed. For
those who would rather handle the data themselves, the data is also
presented in its original format via a string array property.

Both the FTP/X ActiveX control and COM Object use the
normal event-driven programming model or Fast Notifications. Fast
Notifications allow your program to quickly receive events through
simple functions, rather than going through the overhead to fire an
event. This reduces the amount of time required to handle an event.

FTP/X supports non-blocking (asynchronous) mode as well as
pseudo-blocking and true blocking modes, to meet most any
programming requirement. FTP/X is firewall friendly complying with
the Firewall-Friendly FTP Specification (RFC 1579). From behind most
firewalls, your applications will be able to communicate with external

FTP servers.

Mabry's FTP/X ActiveX control requires no user input to run.
The FTP/X control can run completely in the background under
program control. This allows your program to take care of file
transfers while the user performs other tasks.

The FTP/X control can be used in any 32-bit development
environment capable of supporting ActiveX controls or COM object.
FTP/X is available for $50.00 plus shipping and handling. A package
that includes FTP/X and its C++ source code is available for $199.00.

FTP/X is available directly from Mabry Software. FTP/X, like all
Mabry Software controls, is royalty-free.

Complete technical information and a free demo copy of FTP/X
can be obtained from Mabry's Web site at
http://www.mabry.com/ftpx. The FTP/X package includes sample
applications that demonstrate how to use FTP/X.

Mabry Software, Inc. was founded in the spring of 1993 by two
of the industry's top developers, James Shields and Zane Thomas.
Their goal was to fill a niche for controls that large software houses

had overlooked. Since its inception Mabry has been synonymous with
intelligent, highly functional ActiveX controls. Mabry has a broad
range of development expertise, spanning from barcode to MIDI to
Internet controls. In 1997 Mabry Software, Inc. started its Mabry
Publishing division specializing in high content density Visual Basic
books. Mabry Publishing authors include Richard Grier, Don Kiely and
David McCarter. Today Mabry continues to release exciting and
valuable ActiveX controls and COM objects from their 60-acre campus
north of Seattle, outliving many of their earlier competitors.

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