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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.

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Local $bSuccess = False

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

$oSocket = ObjCreate("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".
Local $bSsl = False
Local $iMaxWaitMillisec = 20000
$bSuccess = $oSocket.Connect("localhost",5555,$bSsl,$iMaxWaitMillisec)
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oSocket.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
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>
Local $sReceivedMsg = $oSocket.ReceiveString()
If ($oSocket.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oSocket.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Close the connection with the server
;  Wait a max of 20 seconds (20000 millsec)
$bSuccess = $oSocket.Close(20000)

ConsoleWrite($sReceivedMsg & @CRLF)