Receive a Single Byte from a Socket

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Demonstrates Socket.ReceiveByte, which reads exactly one byte and stores its numeric value in the ReceivedInt property. The argument selects signed or unsigned interpretation.

Dim success As Long
success = 0

Dim socket As New ChilkatSocket

'  Connect to the server using TLS.
Dim bTls As Long
bTls = 1
Dim maxWaitMs As Long
maxWaitMs = 5000
success = socket.Connect("example.com",5000,bTls,maxWaitMs)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print socket.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  Read exactly one byte.  Its numeric value is stored in the ReceivedInt property.  Passing 1
'  interprets the byte as unsigned (0 through 255); 0 interprets it as signed.
Dim bUnsigned As Long
bUnsigned = 1
success = socket.ReceiveByte(bUnsigned)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print socket.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Received byte value: " & socket.ReceivedInt