(PowerShell) Inovis VAN FTP/SSL (EDI)

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

Chilkat .NET Downloads Chilkat .NET Assemblies

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$ftp = New-Object Chilkat.Ftp2

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

# The Inovis EDI VAN requires Passive connections:
$ftp.Passive = $true

# 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.AuthTls = $true

# You'll probably need this property set to $true if you're
# behind a NAT router or firewall.
$ftp.PassiveUseHostAddr = $true

# The Ssl property is for establishing an implicit SSL connection
# on port 990.  Do not set it to $true.  The Inovis VAN
# uses explicit encryption (SSL/TLS).
$ftp.Ssl = $false

# 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.AutoFeat = $false

# Connect, convert to TLS, and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp.Connect()
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}
else {
    # LastErrorText contains information even when
    # successful. This allows you to visually verify
    # that the secure connection actually occurred.
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
}

$("Connection to Inovis EDI VAN OK!")

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

$success = $ftp.Disconnect()