WebBroker

[deridan 0]

Anyone have any samples or something to follow in order to convert a WebBroker Standalone app to a Windows Service that will be run on a Windows Server? I've been trying ChatGPT and still having issues.

Also, what is the latest preferred method users are using to deploy the WebBroker app to a Windows Server?  I've successfully done Standalone, as well as  ISAPI DLL, but I believe that may be an older way of deploying. I'm currently using Delphi Pro 12/C++ Builder Pro 12. Thanks.

[corneliusdavid 292]

No, but I've gone the other way: took parts of a Windows service app and made a WebBroker server. I did that several years ago as a demo in a book I wrote. You can download the code for those projects from Github; chapter 12 talks about Windows services.

 

An ISAPI DLL is still the way to go for writing Windows web server apps with Delphi under IIS. What are you trying to accomplish by converting it to a Windows service? 

[deridan 0]

Thanks for the info, I will take a look at your demo.

I have successfully deployed as ISAPI DLL, so I'll probably stick with that.

The reason I was asking about Windows Service is that I was working with Atozed Intraweb support (also playing around with that as an alternative), and they recommended going with http.sys deployment method instead of ISAPI DLL. We don't have that deployment method with WebBroker, and I wasn't sure if there was a "better, more up to date" method. I'm still reviewing the benefits of WebBroker and Intraweb, also looked at UNIGui.

[corneliusdavid 292]

Is Atozed still alive? Is there still progress being made on Intraweb? I had looked into that years ago and they were stuck on a major upgrade for a very long time (years) with no news. It seemed like an easy-to-use platform but I would seriously question their long-term viability. If you've had recent contact with them, perhaps I have outdated opinions.

 

UniGUI is pretty neat, but a completely different way of doing web development.

 

If you're using WebBroker and need session management, that capability was added in Delphi 13.

[Remy Lebeau 1694]

47 minutes ago, corneliusdavid said:

Is Atozed still alive? Is there still progress being made on Intraweb?

Yes. The latest update 16.1.8 was released just a few weeks ago.

[deridan 0]

24 minutes ago, Remy Lebeau said:

Yes. The latest update 16.1.8 was released just a few weeks ago.

Yes, Atozed Intraweb is still being updated, and I have found their forum and support very helpful. Thanks for all the info. 

[corneliusdavid 292]

30 minutes ago, Remy Lebeau said:

Yes. The latest update 16.1.8 was released just a few weeks ago.

 

3 minutes ago, deridan said:

Yes, Atozed Intraweb is still being updated, and I have found their forum and support very helpful.

 

I stand corrected.