Receive an Exact Number of Bytes into a BinData

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Demonstrates Socket.ReceiveBdN, which receives exactly the requested number of bytes and appends them to a BinData, continuing until the full count is satisfied.

#include <C_CkSocket.h>
#include <C_CkBinData.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSocket socket;
    BOOL bTls;
    int maxWaitMs;
    HCkBinData bd;

    success = FALSE;

    socket = CkSocket_Create();

    //  Connect to the server using TLS.
    bTls = TRUE;
    maxWaitMs = 5000;
    success = CkSocket_Connect(socket,"example.com",5000,bTls,maxWaitMs);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSocket_lastErrorText(socket));
        CkSocket_Dispose(socket);
        return;
    }

    //  MaxReadIdleMs controls the inactivity limit for receiving.  The ReceiveBdN call will fail if
    //  incoming bytes halt for longer than this many milliseconds before the full amount is received.
    CkSocket_putMaxReadIdleMs(socket,15000);

    //  Receive exactly the requested number of bytes, appending them to a BinData.  The method continues
    //  receiving until the full count is satisfied or a failure occurs.
    bd = CkBinData_Create();
    success = CkSocket_ReceiveBdN(socket,256,bd);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSocket_lastErrorText(socket));
        CkSocket_Dispose(socket);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bd);
        return;
    }

    printf("Received %d bytes.\n",CkBinData_getNumBytes(bd));


    CkSocket_Dispose(socket);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bd);

    }