CloudFiles Control

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The CloudFiles control provides an easy way to upload, download, and manage files and folders with multiple service providers.

Syntax

CloudFiles

Remarks

The CloudFiles control provides a single interface that can be used to work with a variety of services. By supporting multiple providers with a single API code may be written once and used to support multiple services. The following providers are currently supported by this control:

• Amazon S3
• Azure Blob
• Azure File
• Backblaze B2
• Box.com
• Digital Ocean Spaces
• Dropbox
• Google Cloud Storage
• Google Drive
• Hadoop DFS
• IBM Cloud Object Storage
• Linode Object Storage
• Microsoft OneDrive
• Wasabi

The control supports simple file and folder management as well as encryption. Capabilities include uploading and downloading files, strong encryption support, creating folders, and more.

To begin, first create an account and register your application. Consult the documentation of the individual service provider for instructions on this process.

Authentication

The following providers use OAuth 2.0 for authentication:

• Box.com
• Dropbox
• Google Cloud Storage*
• Google Drive
• Microsoft OneDrive

Use the OAuth control included in the toolkit, or any other OAuth implementation to perform authentication and retrieve an authorization string. Once you've obtained an authorization string like:

Bearer ya29.AHES6ZSZEJzATdZYjeihDn5W-VrXSsxEZu5p0pclxGdKKQ

To authenticate with the remaining providers, set the Account properties shown in the table below:

*Google Cloud Storage supports two authentication methods. To authenticate with OAuth 2.0 (preferred) set the Authorization property and the AccountProjectId property. To authenticate with an access and secret key, set the AccountAccessKey and AccountSecretKey properties instead.

Selecting a Provider

To specify the provider simply set ServiceProvider. This tells the control to which service requests will be made.

Listing Files and Folders

ListDirectory lists files and folder the path specified by RemotePath.

The directory entries are provided through the DirList event and also via the DirList property. cloudfiles.RemoteFile = ""; //Clear filemask cloudfiles.RemotePath = "MyFolder"; cloudfiles.ListDirectory(); for (int i = 0; i < cloudfiles.DirList.Count; i++) { Console.WriteLine(cloudfiles.DirList[i].FileName); Console.WriteLine(cloudfiles.DirList[i].FileSize); Console.WriteLine(cloudfiles.DirList[i].FileTime); Console.WriteLine(cloudfiles.DirList[i].IsDir); }

The RemoteFile property may also be used as a filemask when listing files. For instance: component.RemoteFile = "*.txt" component.ListDirectory()

Note: Since RemoteFile is used as a filemask be sure to clear or reset this value before calling ListDirectory

Downloading Files

The Download method downloads a specific file.

Set RemoteFile to the name the file to download before calling this method. If RemoteFile only specifies a filename it will be downloaded from the path specified by RemotePath. RemoteFile may also be set to an absolute path.

If LocalFile is set the file will be saved to the specified location. If LocalFile is not set the file data will be held by ResourceData.

To decrypt an encrypted file set EncryptionAlgorithm and EncryptionPassword before calling this method. cloudfiles.RemotePath = "My Folder"; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = "MyFile.zip"; cloudfiles.LocalFile = "../MyFile.zip"; cloudfiles.Download();

Resuming Downloads

The control also supports resuming failed downloads by using the StartByte property. If the download was interrupted, set StartByte to the appropriate offset before calling this method to resume the download. cloudfiles.RemotePath = myRemoteFolder; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = myRemoteFile; cloudfiles.LocalFile = downloadFile; cloudfiles.Download(); //The transfer is interrupted and Download() above fails. Later, resume the download: //Get the size of the partially downloaded file cloudfiles.StartByte = new FileInfo(downloadFile).Length; cloudfiles.RemotePath = myRemoteFolder; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = myRemoteFile; cloudfiles.LocalFile = downloadFile; cloudfiles.Download();

Resuming Encrypted File Downloads

Resuming encrypted file downloads is only supported when LocalFile was set in the initial download attempt. When beginning an encrypted download if LocalFile is set the control will create a temporary file in TempPath to hold the encrypted data until it is complete.

If the download is interrupted DownloadTempFile will be populated with the temporary file holding the partial data. When resuming, DownloadTempFile must be populated along with StartByte to allow the remainder of the encrypted data to be downloaded. Once the encrypted data is downloaded it will be decrypted and written to LocalFile. cloudfiles.RemotePath = myRemoteFolder; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = myRemoteFile; cloudfiles.LocalFile = downloadFile; cloudfiles.EncryptionPassword = "password"; cloudfiles.Download(); //The transfer is interrupted and Download() above fails. Later, resume the download: //Get the size of the partially download temp file cloudfiles.StartByte = new FileInfo(cloudfiles.Config("DownloadTempFile")).Length; cloudfiles.RemotePath = myRemoteFolder; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = myRemoteFile; cloudfiles.LocalFile = downloadFile; cloudfiles.EncryptionPassword = "password"; cloudfiles.Download();

Uploading Files

The Upload method is used to upload files.

RemoteFile should be set to either a relative or absolute path. If RemoteFile is not an absolute path it will be uploaded relative to RemotePath.

To encrypt a file before uploading set EncryptionAlgorithm and EncryptionPassword.

Note: Resuming uploads is not currently supported.

Code Example: //Upload with a relative path cloudfiles.LocalFile = "C:\localfile.txt" cloudfiles.RemoteFile = "remotefile.txt" cloudfiles.Upload() //Upload with an absolute path cloudfiles.LocalFile = "C:\localfile2.txt" cloudfiles.RemoteFile = "/folder/remotefile2.txt" cloudfiles.Upload()

Additional Functionality

The CloudFiles control offers advanced functionality beyond simple uploads and downloads. For instance:

• Encrypt and decrypt files using EncryptionAlgorithm and EncryptionPassword.
• DeleteFile provides a way to delete files.
• MakeDirectory and RemoveDirectory support creating and deleting folders.
• RenameFile allows renaming of existing files on the server.
• And more!

Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the control with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Method List

The following is the full list of the methods of the control with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Event List

The following is the full list of the events fired by the control with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Config Settings

The following is a list of config settings for the control with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

AccountAccessKey Property (CloudFiles Control)

A storage service provider access key.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.AccountAccessKey[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A storage service provider access key.

This property specifies the access key to use for authentication. It must be populated when using one of these storage service providers:

• cspAmazonS3 (0)
• cspAzureBlob (6)
• cspWasabi (7)
• cspDigitalOcean (8)
• cspGoogleStorage (9) (only if Authorization and AccountProjectId are not populated)
• cspAzureFile (11)
• cspIBMStorage (13)
• cspLinode (14)

Data Type

String

AccountAccount Property (CloudFiles Control)

A storage service provider account string.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.AccountAccount[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A storage service provider account string.

This property specifies the account string to use for authentication. It must be populated when using one of these storage service providers:

• cspAzureBlob (6)
• cspAzureFile (11)

Data Type

String

AccountApplicationKey Property (CloudFiles Control)

A storage service provider application key.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.AccountApplicationKey[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A storage service provider application key.

This property specifies the application key to use for authentication. It must be populated when using one of these storage service providers:

• cspBackblazeB2 (12)

Data Type

String

AccountApplicationKeyId Property (CloudFiles Control)

A storage service provider application key Id.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.AccountApplicationKeyId[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A storage service provider application key Id.

This property specifies the application key Id to use for authentication. It must be populated when using one of these storage service providers:

• cspBackblazeB2 (12)

Data Type

String

AccountAuthMechanism Property (CloudFiles Control)

The HTTP authentication scheme to use (for storage service providers that support multiple).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.AccountAuthMechanism[=integer]

Possible Values

camNone(0), 
camSimple(1), 
camBasic(2), 
camNTLM(3), 
camNegotiate(4), 
camOAuth(5)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The HTTP authentication scheme to use (for storage service providers that support multiple).

For storage service providers that support more than one HTTP authentication scheme, this property specifies which should be used. This property is only relevant for the following storage service providers:

• cspHadoopDFS (10)

Usage

Possible values for this property are:

When set to camSimple (1), the value of the AccountUser property is automatically sent in every request using the user.name query parameter. (Note: This authentication scheme is only valid for the cspHadoopDFS (10) storage service provider.)

When set to camBasic (2), camNTLM (3), or camNegotiate (4), the values held by the AccountUser and AccountPassword properties will be used to perform Basic, NTLM, or Negotiate authentication.

When set to camOAuth (5), the value of the Authorization property is automatically sent in every request using the Authorization HTTP header.

Data Type

Integer

AccountHadoopURL Property (CloudFiles Control)

The URL of the Hadoop WebHDFS server.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.AccountHadoopURL[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The URL of the Hadoop WebHDFS server.

This property specifies the URL of the Hadoop WebHDFS server to make requests against. It must be set when ServiceProvider is set to cspHadoopDFS (10).

A full WebHDFS URL looks like http[s]://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1. The control will automatically append /webhdfs/v1 when making requests (if necessary).

The control automatically detects whether to secure the connection using SSL/TLS based on whether the value begins with http (not secured) or https (secured).

Data Type

String

AccountPassword Property (CloudFiles Control)

A storage service provider password.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.AccountPassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A storage service provider password.

This property specifies the password to use for authentication. It must be populated when using one of these storage service providers:

• cspHadoopDFS (10) (only required for certain AccountAuthMechanism options)

Data Type

String

AccountProjectId Property (CloudFiles Control)

A Google Cloud Platform project Id string.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.AccountProjectId[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A Google Cloud Platform project Id string.

This property specifies the Google Cloud Platform project Id string to use for authentication. It must be set when using OAuth 2.0 authentication (i.e., the Authorization property is populated) with one of these storage service providers:

• cspGoogleStorage (9)

Note that the above providers will fall back to using an AccountAccessKey and AccountSecretKey for authentication if either this property or the Authorization property is empty.

Data Type

String

AccountSecretKey Property (CloudFiles Control)

A storage service provider access key.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.AccountSecretKey[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A storage service provider access key.

This property specifies the access key to use for authentication. It must be populated when using one of these storage service providers:

• cspAmazonS3 (0)
• cspWasabi (7)
• cspDigitalOcean (8)
• cspGoogleStorage (9) (only if Authorization and AccountProjectId are not populated)
• cspIBMStorage (13)
• cspLinode (14)

Data Type

String

AccountUser Property (CloudFiles Control)

A storage service provider user name.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.AccountUser[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A storage service provider user name.

This property specifies the user name to use for authentication. It must be populated when using one of these storage service providers:

• cspHadoopDFS (10) (only required for certain AccountAuthMechanism options)

Data Type

String

Authorization Property (CloudFiles Control)

OAuth 2.0 Authorization Token.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.Authorization[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

This control supports authentication via OAuth 2.0. First, perform OAuth authentication using the OAuth property, using the OAuth control or a separate process. If using the OAuth property, then the Authorization property will not be used.

Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN

Data Type

String

DirListCount Property (CloudFiles Control)

The number of records in the DirList arrays.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.DirListCount

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• DirListFileName
• DirListFileSize
• DirListFileTime
• DirListIsDir

The array indices start at 0 and end at DirListCount - 1.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

DirListFileName Property (CloudFiles Control)

This property holds the name of the file or folder.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.DirListFileName(EntryIndex)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property holds the name of the file or folder.

The EntryIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the DirListCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

DirListFileSize Property (CloudFiles Control)

This property holds the size of the file in bytes.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.DirListFileSize(EntryIndex)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property holds the size of the file in bytes. This is also applicable to folders for depending on the ServiceProvider.

The table below summarizes the applicability of this value on a per-provider basis:

The EntryIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the DirListCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

DirListFileTime Property (CloudFiles Control)

This property holds the modified date of the file.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.DirListFileTime(EntryIndex)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property holds the modified date of the file. By default the datetime format used is "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss". To modify this format set DateFormat.

Note: Modified times are not applicable to directories for the following providers:

• cspAmazonS3 (0)
• cspDropbox (2)
• cspWasabi (7)
• cspDigitalOcean (8)
• cspGoogleStorage (9)
• cspBackblazeB2 (12)
• cspIBMStorage (13)
• cspLinode (14)

Additionally, the following providers do not return modified times at all:

• cspAzureFile (11)

The EntryIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the DirListCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

DirListIsDir Property (CloudFiles Control)

This property specifies whether the entry is a directory.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.DirListIsDir(EntryIndex)

Default Value

False

Remarks

This property specifies whether the entry is a directory. If the entry is a file.

The EntryIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the DirListCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

Boolean

EncryptionAlgorithm Property (CloudFiles Control)

The encryption algorithm.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.EncryptionAlgorithm[=integer]

Possible Values

eaAES(0), 
eaBlowfish(1), 
eaCAST(2), 
eaDES(3), 
eaIDEA(4), 
eaRC2(5), 
eaRC4(6), 
eaTEA(7), 
eaTripleDES(8), 
eaTwofish(9), 
eaRijndael(10), 
eaChaCha(11), 
eaXSalsa20(12)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies the encryption algorithm to be used. The maximum allowable key size is automatically used for the selected algorithm. Possible values are:

Data Type

Integer

EncryptionPassword Property (CloudFiles Control)

The encryption password.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.EncryptionPassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

If this property is populated when UploadFile or DownloadFile is called, the control will attempt to encrypt or decrypt the data before uploading or after downloading it.

The control uses the value specified here to generate the necessary encryption Key and IV values using the PKCS5 password digest algorithm. This provides a simpler alternative to creating and managing Key and IV values directly.

However, it is also possible to explicitly specify the Key and IV values to use by setting the EncryptionKey and EncryptionIV configuration settings. This may be necessary if, e.g., the data needs to be encrypted/decrypted by another utility which generates Key and IV values differently.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String

FirewallAutoDetect Property (CloudFiles Control)

Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.FirewallAutoDetect[=boolean]

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

Data Type

Boolean

FirewallType Property (CloudFiles Control)

The type of firewall to connect through.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.FirewallType[=integer]

Possible Values

fwNone(0), 
fwTunnel(1), 
fwSOCKS4(2), 
fwSOCKS5(3), 
fwSOCKS4A(10)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are as follows:

Data Type

Integer

FirewallHost Property (CloudFiles Control)

The name or IP address of the firewall (optional).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.FirewallHost[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name or IP address of the firewall (optional). If a FirewallHost is given, the requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.

If this property is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, this property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, the control fails with an error.

Data Type

String

FirewallPassword Property (CloudFiles Control)

A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.FirewallPassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword properties are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the control fails with an error.

Data Type

String

FirewallPort Property (CloudFiles Control)

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall Host .

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.FirewallPort[=integer]

Default Value

0

Remarks

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall FirewallHost. See the description of the FirewallHost property for details.

Note: This property is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value. See the description of the FirewallType property for details.

Data Type

Integer

FirewallUser Property (CloudFiles Control)

A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.FirewallUser[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall. If FirewallHost is specified, this property and the FirewallPassword property are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, the control fails with an error.

Data Type

String

Idle Property (CloudFiles Control)

The current status of the control.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.Idle

Default Value

True

Remarks

This property will be False if the component is currently busy (communicating or waiting for an answer), and True at all other times.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

LocalFile Property (CloudFiles Control)

The location of the local file.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.LocalFile[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the location of a file on disk. This is used as the source file when calling Upload, and as the destination file when calling Download.

Data Type

String

LocalHost Property (CloudFiles Control)

The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.LocalHost[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the name of the local host as obtained by the gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.

In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the IP address of an interface will make the control initiate connections (or accept in the case of server controls) only through that interface. It is recommended to provide an IP address rather than a hostname when setting this property to ensure the desired interface is used.

If the control is connected, the LocalHost property shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).

Note: LocalHost is not persistent. You must always set it in code, and never in the property window.

Data Type

String

Overwrite Property (CloudFiles Control)

Whether to overwrite the local or remote file.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.Overwrite[=boolean]

Default Value

False

Remarks

When calling DownloadFile, this property determines if LocalFile should be overwritten if it already exists.

When calling UploadFile, this property determines if the remote file should be overwritten if it already exists.

Data Type

Boolean

ProxyAuthScheme Property (CloudFiles Control)

The type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.ProxyAuthScheme[=integer]

Possible Values

authBasic(0), 
authDigest(1), 
authProprietary(2), 
authNone(3), 
authNtlm(4), 
authNegotiate(5)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy. This is used only when the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are set.

ProxyAuthScheme should be set to authNone (3) when no authentication is expected.

By default, ProxyAuthScheme is authBasic (0), and if the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are set, the control will attempt basic authentication.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authDigest (1), digest authentication will be attempted instead.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authProprietary (2), then the authorization token will not be generated by the control. Look at the configuration file for the control being used to find more information about manually setting this token.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authNtlm (4), NTLM authentication will be used.

For security reasons, setting this property will clear the values of ProxyUser and ProxyPassword.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyAutoDetect Property (CloudFiles Control)

Whether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.ProxyAutoDetect[=boolean]

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available. The default value is .

Data Type

Boolean

ProxyPassword Property (CloudFiles Control)

A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.ProxyPassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Basic Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Digest Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to NTLM Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.

Data Type

String

ProxyPort Property (CloudFiles Control)

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy Server (default 80).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.ProxyPort[=integer]

Default Value

80

Remarks

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy ProxyServer (default 80). See the description of the ProxyServer property for details.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyServer Property (CloudFiles Control)

If a proxy Server is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.ProxyServer[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

If a proxy ProxyServer is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.

If the ProxyServer property is set to a domain name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the ProxyServer property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.

Data Type

String

ProxySSL Property (CloudFiles Control)

When to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.ProxySSL[=integer]

Possible Values

psAutomatic(0), 
psAlways(1), 
psNever(2), 
psTunnel(3)

Default Value

0

Remarks

When to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy. The applicable values are as follows:

Data Type

Integer

ProxyUser Property (CloudFiles Control)

A username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.ProxyUser[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Basic Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Digest Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to NTLM Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.

Data Type

String

RemoteFile Property (CloudFiles Control)

The name of the remote file.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.RemoteFile[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the name of the remote file to upload or download. This value is either an absolute or relative path based on RemotePath.

Example (Setting RemoteFile) component.LocalFile = "C:\\test.txt"; component.RemoteFile = "test.txt"; component.Upload(); component.LocalFile = "C:\\test.txt"; component.RemoteFile = "/MyFolder/SubFolder/file.txt"; component.Upload(); Note: This property will also act as a file mask when calling ListDirectory.

Example (Using RemoteFile as a file mask): component.RemoteFile = "*.txt" component.ListDirectory()

The following special characters are supported for pattern matching:

If these characters need to be used as a literal in a pattern, then they must be escaped by surrounding them with brackets []. Note: "]" and "-" do not need to be escaped. See below for the escape sequences:

For example, to match the value [Something].txt, specify the pattern [[]Something].txt.

Data Type

String

RemotePath Property (CloudFiles Control)

The current path on the server.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.RemotePath[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property shows the current working directory on the server. It can also be used to change the working directory by setting an absolute or relative path.

If the path begins with a "/" it is considered an absolute path.

If the first two characters of the path are ".." this indicates a change to the parent directory.

Example (Changing Directory) component.RemotePath = "/MyFolder/Child"; //absolute component.RemotePath = "GrandChild"; //relative, change to a sub-folder of the current directory component.RemotePath = "../.."; //relative, use ".." to navigate to parent folders

Data Type

String

ServiceProvider Property (CloudFiles Control)

The storage service provider.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.ServiceProvider[=integer]

Possible Values

cspAmazonS3(0), 
cspBox(1), 
cspDropbox(2), 
cspGoogleDrive(3), 
cspOneDrive(4), 
cspAzureBlob(6), 
cspWasabi(7), 
cspDigitalOcean(8), 
cspGoogleStorage(9), 
cspHadoopDFS(10), 
cspAzureFile(11), 
cspBackblazeB2(12), 
cspIBMStorage(13), 
cspLinode(14)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies the storage service provider which will be used. It is important to note that the ServiceProvider property must be set before setting any configuration settings through the Config method.

Possible values are:

• cspAmazonS3 (0) (default): Amazon S3
• cspBox (1): Box.com
• cspDropbox (2): Dropbox
• cspGoogleDrive (3): Google Drive
• cspOneDrive (4): Microsoft OneDrive
• cspAzureBlob (6): Azure Blob
• cspWasabi (7): Wasabi
• cspDigitalOcean (8): Digital Ocean Spaces
• cspGoogleStorage (9): Google Cloud Storage
• cspHadoopDFS (10): Hadoop DFS
• cspAzureFile (11): Azure File
• cspBackblazeB2 (12): Backblaze B2
• cspIBMStorage (13): IBM Cloud Object Storage
• cspLinode (14): Linode Object Storage

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDate Property (CloudFiles Control)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDate Property (CloudFiles Control)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (CloudFiles Control)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprint Property (CloudFiles Control)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprint

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertIssuer Property (CloudFiles Control)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertIssuer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The issuer of the certificate. This property contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey Property (CloudFiles Control)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

Note: The SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey returns an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (CloudFiles Control)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether a SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (CloudFiles Control)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name of the SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKey Property (CloudFiles Control)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (CloudFiles Control)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLength Property (CloudFiles Control)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLength

Default Value

0

Remarks

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumber Property (CloudFiles Control)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumber

Default Value

""

Remarks

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (CloudFiles Control)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertStore Property (CloudFiles Control)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertStore[=string]

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLAcceptServerCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword.

SSLAcceptServerCertStore is used in conjunction with the SSLAcceptServerCertSubject property to specify client certificates. If SSLAcceptServerCertStore has a value, and SSLAcceptServerCertSubject or SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the SSLAcceptServerCertSubject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLAcceptServerCertStoreB.

Data Type

Binary String

SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword Property (CloudFiles Control)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType Property (CloudFiles Control)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType[=integer]

Possible Values

cstUser(0), 
cstMachine(1), 
cstPFXFile(2), 
cstPFXBlob(3), 
cstJKSFile(4), 
cstJKSBlob(5), 
cstPEMKeyFile(6), 
cstPEMKeyBlob(7), 
cstPublicKeyFile(8), 
cstPublicKeyBlob(9), 
cstSSHPublicKeyBlob(10), 
cstP7BFile(11), 
cstP7BBlob(12), 
cstSSHPublicKeyFile(13), 
cstPPKFile(14), 
cstPPKBlob(15), 
cstXMLFile(16), 
cstXMLBlob(17), 
cstJWKFile(18), 
cstJWKBlob(19), 
cstSecurityKey(20), 
cstBCFKSFile(21), 
cstBCFKSBlob(22), 
cstPKCS11(23), 
cstAuto(99)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The control supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the control will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNames Property (CloudFiles Control)

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNames

Default Value

""

Remarks

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5

Default Value

""

Remarks

The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertUsage Property (CloudFiles Control)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags.

This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:

• Digital Signature
• Non-Repudiation
• Key Encipherment
• Data Encipherment
• Key Agreement
• Certificate Signing
• CRL Signing
• Encipher Only

If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags Property (CloudFiles Control)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags

Default Value

0

Remarks

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

Please see the SSLAcceptServerCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags.

This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertVersion Property (CloudFiles Control)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertVersion

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertSubject Property (CloudFiles Control)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertSubject[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded Property (CloudFiles Control)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The SSLAcceptServerCertStore and SSLAcceptServerCertSubject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded is set, a search is initiated in the current SSLAcceptServerCertStore for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, SSLAcceptServerCertSubject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, SSLAcceptServerCertSubject is set to an empty string.

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Binary String

SSLCertEffectiveDate Property (CloudFiles Control)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertEffectiveDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertExpirationDate Property (CloudFiles Control)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertExpirationDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (CloudFiles Control)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertExtendedKeyUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertFingerprint Property (CloudFiles Control)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertFingerprint

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertFingerprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertFingerprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertIssuer Property (CloudFiles Control)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertIssuer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The issuer of the certificate. This property contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPrivateKey Property (CloudFiles Control)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertPrivateKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

Note: The SSLCertPrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, SSLCertPrivateKey returns an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (CloudFiles Control)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether a SSLCertPrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

SSLCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (CloudFiles Control)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertPrivateKeyContainer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name of the SSLCertPrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPublicKey Property (CloudFiles Control)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertPublicKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (CloudFiles Control)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPublicKeyLength Property (CloudFiles Control)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertPublicKeyLength

Default Value

0

Remarks

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLCertSerialNumber Property (CloudFiles Control)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertSerialNumber

Default Value

""

Remarks

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (CloudFiles Control)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertSignatureAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertStore Property (CloudFiles Control)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertStore[=string]

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLCertStorePassword.

SSLCertStore is used in conjunction with the SSLCertSubject property to specify client certificates. If SSLCertStore has a value, and SSLCertSubject or SSLCertEncoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the SSLCertSubject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLCertStoreB.

Data Type

Binary String

SSLCertStorePassword Property (CloudFiles Control)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertStorePassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Data Type

String

SSLCertStoreType Property (CloudFiles Control)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertStoreType[=integer]

Possible Values

cstUser(0), 
cstMachine(1), 
cstPFXFile(2), 
cstPFXBlob(3), 
cstJKSFile(4), 
cstJKSBlob(5), 
cstPEMKeyFile(6), 
cstPEMKeyBlob(7), 
cstPublicKeyFile(8), 
cstPublicKeyBlob(9), 
cstSSHPublicKeyBlob(10), 
cstP7BFile(11), 
cstP7BBlob(12), 
cstSSHPublicKeyFile(13), 
cstPPKFile(14), 
cstPPKBlob(15), 
cstXMLFile(16), 
cstXMLBlob(17), 
cstJWKFile(18), 
cstJWKBlob(19), 
cstSecurityKey(20), 
cstBCFKSFile(21), 
cstBCFKSBlob(22), 
cstPKCS11(23), 
cstAuto(99)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The control supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the control will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

Data Type

Integer

SSLCertSubjectAltNames Property (CloudFiles Control)

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertSubjectAltNames

Default Value

""

Remarks

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertThumbprintMD5 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertThumbprintMD5

Default Value

""

Remarks

The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertThumbprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertThumbprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertUsage Property (CloudFiles Control)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLCertUsageFlags.

This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:

• Digital Signature
• Non-Repudiation
• Key Encipherment
• Data Encipherment
• Key Agreement
• Certificate Signing
• CRL Signing
• Encipher Only

If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertUsageFlags Property (CloudFiles Control)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertUsageFlags

Default Value

0

Remarks

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of SSLCertUsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

Please see the SSLCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLCertUsageFlags.

This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLCertVersion Property (CloudFiles Control)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertVersion

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertSubject Property (CloudFiles Control)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertSubject[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

Data Type

String

SSLCertEncoded Property (CloudFiles Control)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLCertEncoded[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The SSLCertStore and SSLCertSubject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When SSLCertEncoded is set, a search is initiated in the current SSLCertStore for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, SSLCertSubject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, SSLCertSubject is set to an empty string.

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLCertEncodedB.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Binary String

SSLProvider Property (CloudFiles Control)

The Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLProvider[=integer]

Possible Values

sslpAutomatic(0), 
sslpPlatform(1), 
sslpInternal(2)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use. In most cases the default value of 0 (Automatic) is recommended and should not be changed. When set to 0 (Automatic), the control will select whether to use the platform implementation or the internal implementation depending on the operating system as well as the TLS version being used.

Possible values are as follows:

In most cases using the default value (Automatic) is recommended. The control will select a provider depending on the current platform.

When Automatic is selected, the platform implementation is used by default. When TLS 1.3 is enabled via SSLEnabledProtocols, the internal implementation is used.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertEffectiveDate Property (CloudFiles Control)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertEffectiveDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertExpirationDate Property (CloudFiles Control)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertExpirationDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (CloudFiles Control)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertFingerprint Property (CloudFiles Control)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertFingerprint

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertIssuer Property (CloudFiles Control)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertIssuer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The issuer of the certificate. This property contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPrivateKey Property (CloudFiles Control)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertPrivateKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

Note: The SSLServerCertPrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, SSLServerCertPrivateKey returns an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (CloudFiles Control)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether a SSLServerCertPrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

SSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (CloudFiles Control)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name of the SSLServerCertPrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPublicKey Property (CloudFiles Control)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertPublicKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (CloudFiles Control)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPublicKeyLength Property (CloudFiles Control)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertPublicKeyLength

Default Value

0

Remarks

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertSerialNumber Property (CloudFiles Control)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertSerialNumber

Default Value

""

Remarks

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (CloudFiles Control)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertStore Property (CloudFiles Control)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertStore

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLServerCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLServerCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLServerCertStorePassword.

SSLServerCertStore is used in conjunction with the SSLServerCertSubject property to specify client certificates. If SSLServerCertStore has a value, and SSLServerCertSubject or SSLServerCertEncoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the SSLServerCertSubject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLServerCertStoreB.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Binary String

SSLServerCertStorePassword Property (CloudFiles Control)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertStorePassword

Default Value

""

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertStoreType Property (CloudFiles Control)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertStoreType

Possible Values

cstUser(0), 
cstMachine(1), 
cstPFXFile(2), 
cstPFXBlob(3), 
cstJKSFile(4), 
cstJKSBlob(5), 
cstPEMKeyFile(6), 
cstPEMKeyBlob(7), 
cstPublicKeyFile(8), 
cstPublicKeyBlob(9), 
cstSSHPublicKeyBlob(10), 
cstP7BFile(11), 
cstP7BBlob(12), 
cstSSHPublicKeyFile(13), 
cstPPKFile(14), 
cstPPKBlob(15), 
cstXMLFile(16), 
cstXMLBlob(17), 
cstJWKFile(18), 
cstJWKBlob(19), 
cstSecurityKey(20), 
cstBCFKSFile(21), 
cstBCFKSBlob(22), 
cstPKCS11(23), 
cstAuto(99)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The control supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the control will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertSubjectAltNames Property (CloudFiles Control)

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertSubjectAltNames

Default Value

""

Remarks

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertThumbprintMD5 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertThumbprintMD5

Default Value

""

Remarks

The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (CloudFiles Control)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertUsage Property (CloudFiles Control)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLServerCertUsageFlags.

This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:

• Digital Signature
• Non-Repudiation
• Key Encipherment
• Data Encipherment
• Key Agreement
• Certificate Signing
• CRL Signing
• Encipher Only

If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertUsageFlags Property (CloudFiles Control)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertUsageFlags

Default Value

0

Remarks

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of SSLServerCertUsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

Please see the SSLServerCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLServerCertUsageFlags.

This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertVersion Property (CloudFiles Control)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertVersion

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertSubject Property (CloudFiles Control)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertSubject

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertEncoded Property (CloudFiles Control)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.SSLServerCertEncoded

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The SSLServerCertStore and SSLServerCertSubject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When SSLServerCertEncoded is set, a search is initiated in the current SSLServerCertStore for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, SSLServerCertSubject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, SSLServerCertSubject is set to an empty string.

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLServerCertEncodedB.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

Binary String

StartByte Property (CloudFiles Control)

The byte offset from which to start download.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.StartByte[=long64]

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property may be set to resume a download. This specifies the offset in the file from which to resume. See Download for details about resuming downloads.

Note: Resuming uploads is not currently supported.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

Timeout Property (CloudFiles Control)

The timeout for the control.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.Timeout[=integer]

Default Value

60

Remarks

If the Timeout property is set to 0, all operations will run uninterrupted until successful completion or an error condition is encountered.

If Timeout is set to a positive value, the control will wait for the operation to complete before returning control.

The control will use DoEvents to enter an efficient wait loop during any potential waiting period, making sure that all system events are processed immediately as they arrive. This ensures that the host application does not freeze and remains responsive.

If Timeout expires, and the operation is not yet complete, the control fails with an error.

Note: By default, all timeouts are inactivity timeouts, that is, the timeout period is extended by Timeout seconds when any amount of data is successfully sent or received.

The default value for the Timeout property is 60 seconds.

Data Type

Integer

Config Method (CloudFiles Control)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.Config ConfigurationString

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every control. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the control.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the control, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

CopyFile Method (CloudFiles Control)

Copies the file.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.CopyFile NewFilePath

Remarks

This method copies an existing file on the server to the location specified by NewFilePath. NewFilePath may be either an absolute path or a path relative to RemotePath.

Note: CopyFile is not supported when ServiceProvider is set to cspHadoopDFS (10).

DeleteFile Method (CloudFiles Control)

Remove a file specified by FileName from the server.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.DeleteFile FileName

Remarks

This method deletes the files specified by the FileName parameter from the server. FileName may be either an absolute path, or a path relative to RemotePath.

Download Method (CloudFiles Control)

Download the specified file.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.Download 

Remarks

This method downloads the specified file. Set RemoteFile to the name the file to download before calling this method. If RemoteFile only specifies a filename it will be downloaded from the path specified by RemotePath. RemoteFile may also be set to an absolute path.

If LocalFile is set the file will be saved to the specified location. If LocalFile is not set the file data will be held by ResourceData.

To decrypt an encrypted file set EncryptionAlgorithm and EncryptionPassword before calling this method. cloudfiles.RemotePath = "My Folder"; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = "MyFile.zip"; cloudfiles.LocalFile = "../MyFile.zip"; cloudfiles.Download();

Resuming Downloads

The control also supports resuming failed downloads by using the StartByte property. If the download was interrupted, set StartByte to the appropriate offset before calling this method to resume the download. cloudfiles.RemotePath = myRemoteFolder; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = myRemoteFile; cloudfiles.LocalFile = downloadFile; cloudfiles.Download(); //The transfer is interrupted and Download() above fails. Later, resume the download: //Get the size of the partially downloaded file cloudfiles.StartByte = new FileInfo(downloadFile).Length; cloudfiles.RemotePath = myRemoteFolder; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = myRemoteFile; cloudfiles.LocalFile = downloadFile; cloudfiles.Download();

Resuming Encrypted File Downloads

Resuming encrypted file downloads is only supported when LocalFile was set in the initial download attempt. When beginning an encrypted download if LocalFile is set the control will create a temporary file in TempPath to hold the encrypted data until it is complete.

If the download is interrupted DownloadTempFile will be populated with the temporary file holding the partial data. When resuming, DownloadTempFile must be populated along with StartByte to allow the remainder of the encrypted data to be downloaded. Once the encrypted data is downloaded it will be decrypted and written to LocalFile. cloudfiles.RemotePath = myRemoteFolder; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = myRemoteFile; cloudfiles.LocalFile = downloadFile; cloudfiles.EncryptionPassword = "password"; cloudfiles.Download(); //The transfer is interrupted and Download() above fails. Later, resume the download: //Get the size of the partially download temp file cloudfiles.StartByte = new FileInfo(cloudfiles.Config("DownloadTempFile")).Length; cloudfiles.RemotePath = myRemoteFolder; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = myRemoteFile; cloudfiles.LocalFile = downloadFile; cloudfiles.EncryptionPassword = "password"; cloudfiles.Download();

Interrupt Method (CloudFiles Control)

This method interrupts the current method.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.Interrupt 

Remarks

If there is no method in progress, Interrupt simply returns, doing nothing.

ListDirectory Method (CloudFiles Control)

Lists the current directory specified by RemotePath on the server.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.ListDirectory 

Remarks

This method is used to list the directory specified by RemotePath.

The directory entries are provided through the DirList event and also via the DirList property. cloudfiles.RemoteFile = ""; //Clear filemask cloudfiles.RemotePath = "MyFolder"; cloudfiles.ListDirectory(); for (int i = 0; i < cloudfiles.DirList.Count; i++) { Console.WriteLine(cloudfiles.DirList[i].FileName); Console.WriteLine(cloudfiles.DirList[i].FileSize); Console.WriteLine(cloudfiles.DirList[i].FileTime); Console.WriteLine(cloudfiles.DirList[i].IsDir); }

The RemoteFile property may also be used as a filemask when listing files. For instance: component.RemoteFile = "*.txt" component.ListDirectory()

Note: Since RemoteFile is used as a filemask be sure to clear or reset this value before calling ListDirectory

MakeDirectory Method (CloudFiles Control)

Creates a directory on the server.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.MakeDirectory NewDir

Remarks

This method is used to create a directory. The parameter NewDir specifies the name of the directory. NewDir may be either an absolute path, or a path relative to RemotePath.

Note: After creating a directory RemoteFile will be updated with the newly created directory name.

RemoveDirectory Method (CloudFiles Control)

Remove the specified directory.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.RemoveDirectory DirName

Remarks

This method removes the directory specified by the DirName parameter. DirName may be either an absolute path, or a path relative to RemotePath.

Note: The directory and all of its contents will be deleted when calling this method. (With the exception of non-root-level directories for the cspAzureFile (11) ServiceProvider; such directories can only be deleted if they are empty.)

RenameFile Method (CloudFiles Control)

Renames the file.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.RenameFile NewName

Remarks

This method renames an existing file on the server. The NewName parameter specifies the new name of the file. cloudfiles.RemotePath = "/MyFolder"; cloudfiles.RemoteFile = "file.txt"; cloudfiles.RenameFile("newfile.txt");

Note: RenameFile is not supported when ServiceProvider is set to one of the following:

• cspAmazonS3 (0)
• cspAzureBlob (6)
• cspDigitalOcean (8)
• cspGoogleStorage (9)
• cspBackblazeB2 (12)
• cspIBMStorage (13)
• cspLinode (14)

Reset Method (CloudFiles Control)

Resets the control to its initial state.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.Reset 

Remarks

This method resets the control to its initial state.

Upload Method (CloudFiles Control)

Uploads the file specified by LocalFile to the server.

Syntax

cloudfilescontrol.Upload 

Remarks

This method uploads the local file specified by LocalFile to the remote file specified by RemoteFile.

RemoteFile should be set to either a relative or absolute path. If RemoteFile is not an absolute path it will be uploaded relative to RemotePath.

To encrypt a file before uploading set EncryptionAlgorithm and EncryptionPassword.

Note: Resuming uploads is not currently supported.

Code Example: //Upload with a relative path cloudfiles.LocalFile = "C:\localfile.txt" cloudfiles.RemoteFile = "remotefile.txt" cloudfiles.Upload() //Upload with an absolute path cloudfiles.LocalFile = "C:\localfile2.txt" cloudfiles.RemoteFile = "/folder/remotefile2.txt" cloudfiles.Upload()

DirList Event (CloudFiles Control)

Fired when a directory entry is received.

Syntax

Sub cloudfilescontrol_DirList(FileName As String, IsDir As Boolean, FileSize As Long64, FileTime As String)

Remarks

This event fires once for each entry returned when ListDirectory is called.

FileName holds the name of the file or folder.

IsDir is for directories and for files.

FileSize is the size of the file in bytes. For some providers this also applies directories and will return the size of all files and folders within the directory.

The table below summarizes the applicability of this value on a per-provider basis:

FileTime is the modified date of the file. By default the datetime format used is "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss". To modify this format set DateFormat.

Note: Modified times are not applicable to directories for the following providers:

• cspAmazonS3 (0)
• cspDropbox (2)
• cspWasabi (7)
• cspDigitalOcean (8)
• cspGoogleStorage (9)
• cspBackblazeB2 (12)
• cspIBMStorage (13)
• cspLinode (14)

Additionally, the following providers do not return modified times at all:

• cspAzureFile (11)

EndTransfer Event (CloudFiles Control)

This event fires when a document finishes transferring.

Syntax

Sub cloudfilescontrol_EndTransfer(Direction As Integer)

Remarks

The EndTransfer event is fired when the document text finishes transferring from the server to the local host.

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

Error Event (CloudFiles Control)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

Sub cloudfilescontrol_Error(ErrorCode As Integer, Description As String)

Remarks

The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the control fails with an error.

The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

Log Event (CloudFiles Control)

Fired once for each log message.

Syntax

Sub cloudfilescontrol_Log(LogLevel As Integer, Message As String, LogType As String)

Remarks

This event is fired once for each log message generated by the control. The verbosity is controlled by the LogLevel setting.

LogLevel indicates the level of message. Possible values are as follows:

The value 1 (Info) logs basic information, including the URL, HTTP version, and status details.

The value 2 (Verbose) logs additional information about the request and response.

The value 3 (Debug) logs the headers and body for both the request and response, as well as additional debug information (if any).

Message is the log entry.

LogType identifies the type of log entry. Possible values are as follows:

• "Info"
• "RequestHeaders"
• "ResponseHeaders"
• "RequestBody"
• "ResponseBody"
• "ProxyRequest"
• "ProxyResponse"
• "FirewallRequest"
• "FirewallResponse"

Progress Event (CloudFiles Control)

Fires during an upload or download to indicate transfer progress.

Syntax

Sub cloudfilescontrol_Progress(Direction As Integer, BytesTransferred As Long64, TotalBytes As Long64, PercentDone As Integer)

Remarks

This event fires during an upload or download to indicate the progress of the transfer of the entire request. By default, this event will fire each time PercentDone increases by one percent; the ProgressStep configuration setting can be used to alter this behavior.

Direction indicates whether the transfer is an upload (0) or a download (1).

BytesTransferred reflects the number of bytes that have been transferred so far, or 0 if the transfer is starting (however, see note below).

TotalBytes reflects the total number of bytes that are to be transferred, or -1 if the total is unknown. This amount includes the size of everything in the request like HTTP headers.

PercentDone reflects the overall progress of the transfer, or -1 if the progress cannot be calculated.

Note: By default, the control tracks transfer progress absolutely. If a transfer is interrupted and later resumed, the values reported by this event upon and after resumption will account for the data that was transferred before the interruption.

For example, if 10MB of data was successfully transferred before the interruption, then this event will fire with a BytesTransferred value of 10485760 (10MB) when the transfer is first resumed, and then continue to fire with successively greater values as usual.

This behavior can be changed by disabling the ProgressAbsolute configuration setting, in which case the control will treat resumed transfers as "new" transfers. In this case, the BytesTransferred parameter will always be 0 the first time this event fires, regardless of whether the transfer is new or being resumed.

SSLServerAuthentication Event (CloudFiles Control)

Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client.

Syntax

Sub cloudfilescontrol_SSLServerAuthentication(CertEncoded As String, CertSubject As String, CertIssuer As String, Status As String, Accept As Boolean)

Remarks

During this event, the client can decide whether or not to continue with the connection process. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether or not to continue.

When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string OK). If it is decided to continue, you can override and accept the certificate by setting the Accept parameter to True.

SSLStatus Event (CloudFiles Control)

Fired when secure connection progress messages are available.

Syntax

Sub cloudfilescontrol_SSLStatus(Message As String)

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. This event tracks the progress of the connection.

StartTransfer Event (CloudFiles Control)

This event fires when a document starts transferring (after the headers).

Syntax

Sub cloudfilescontrol_StartTransfer(Direction As Integer)

Remarks

The StartTransfer event is fired when the document text starts transferring from the server to the local host.

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

Transfer Event (CloudFiles Control)

Fired while a document transfers (delivers document).

Syntax

Sub cloudfilescontrol_Transfer(Direction As Integer, BytesTransferred As Long64, PercentDone As Integer, Text As String)

Remarks

The Text parameter contains the portion of the document text being received. It is empty if data are being posted to the server.

The BytesTransferred parameter contains the number of bytes transferred in this Direction since the beginning of the document text (excluding HTTP response headers).

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

The PercentDone parameter shows the progress of the transfer in the corresponding direction. If PercentDone can not be calculated the value will be -1.

Note: Events are not re-entrant. Performing time-consuming operations within this event will prevent it from firing again in a timely manner and may affect overall performance.

Config Settings (CloudFiles Control)

CloudFiles Config Settings

<firstlevel>
  <one>value</one>
  <two>
    <item>first</item>
    <item>second</item>
  </two>
  <three>value three</three>
</firstlevel>

{
  "firstlevel": {
    "one": "value",
    "two": ["first", "second"],
    "three": "value three"
  }
}

HTTP Config Settings

TCPClient Config Settings

SSL Config Settings

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert ...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert ...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert ...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert ...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Socket Config Settings

Base Config Settings

Trappable Errors (CloudFiles Control)

Common Errors

The control may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other controls.

HTTP Errors

The control may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other controls.

TCPClient Errors

SSL Errors

TCP/IP Errors