Xbase++

TCP/IP Socket Connect to Remote Host:Port

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Demonstrates how to create a TCP/IP socket, connect to a remote host:port, and receive a "Hello World!" message. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oSocket
LOCAL nSsl
LOCAL nMaxWaitMillisec
LOCAL cReceivedMsg

nSuccess := 0

//  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

oSocket := CreateObject("Chilkat.Socket")

//  Connect to port 5555 of localhost.
//  The string "localhost" is for testing on a single computer.
//  It would typically be replaced with an IP hostname, such
//  as "www.chilkatsoft.com".
nSsl := 0
nMaxWaitMillisec := 20000
nSuccess := oSocket:Connect("localhost", 5555, nSsl, nMaxWaitMillisec)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oSocket:LastErrorText
    oSocket:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Set maximum timeouts for reading an writing (in millisec)
oSocket:MaxReadIdleMs := 10000
oSocket:MaxSendIdleMs := 10000

//  Pretend, for the sake of the example, that the
//  ficticious server is going to send a "Hello World!" 
//  after accepting the connection.  
//  Note: Technically, the ReceiveString may not receive the
//  complete string, although it's highly probable given the short
//  length of the "Hello World!" message. 
//  See this Chilkat blog post for more information:
//  <a href="http://www.cknotes.com/?p=302">http://www.cknotes.com/?p=302</a>
cReceivedMsg := oSocket:ReceiveString()
IF (oSocket:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? oSocket:LastErrorText
    oSocket:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Close the connection with the server
//  Wait a max of 20 seconds (20000 millsec)
nSuccess := oSocket:Close(20000)

? cReceivedMsg

oSocket:destroy()