Receive a Block of Bytes to a File

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Demonstrates Socket.ReceiveBytesToFile, which receives one available block of bytes and appends it to a file.

The file path is relative to the application's current working directory. An absolute path may also be used. Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local socket = chilkat.Socket.new()

-- Connect to the server using TLS.
local bTls = true
local maxWaitMs = 5000
local success = socket:connect("example.com", 5000, bTls, maxWaitMs)
if not success then
    print(socket.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- The file path is relative to the application's current working directory.  An absolute path
-- may also be used.  Supply the path appropriate to your own environment.

-- Receive one available block of bytes and append it to a file.  If bytes are already buffered,
-- they are used first; otherwise a single receive operation is performed.
success = socket:receive_bytes_to_file("qa_output/received.dat")
if not success then
    print(socket.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("Received block appended to the file.")