(Perl) Inovis VAN FTP/SSL (EDI)

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

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ftp = chilkat::CkFtp2->new();

$ftp->put_Hostname("ftpssl.gateway.inovisworks.net");
$ftp->put_Username("myLogin");
$ftp->put_Password("myPassword");

# The Inovis EDI VAN requires Passive connections:
$ftp->put_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.
$ftp->put_AuthTls(1);

# You'll probably need this property set to 1 if you're
# behind a NAT router or firewall.
$ftp->put_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).
$ftp->put_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:
$ftp->put_AutoFeat(0);

# Connect, convert to TLS, and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}
else {
    # LastErrorText contains information even when
    # successful. This allows you to visually verify
    # that the secure connection actually occurred.
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
}

print "Connection to Inovis EDI VAN OK!" . "\r\n";

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

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();