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Send Bytes on a Socket Connection

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Demonstrates how to send a mixture of binary (non-text) and text bytes on a socket connection.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSocket socket;
    BOOL ssl;
    int maxWaitMillisec;
    int port;
    HCkBinData bd;

    success = FALSE;

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

    socket = CkSocket_Create();

    // Connect to some host:port
    ssl = FALSE;
    maxWaitMillisec = 20000;
    port = 5555;
    success = CkSocket_Connect(socket,"test.com",port,ssl,maxWaitMillisec);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSocket_lastErrorText(socket));
        CkSocket_Dispose(socket);
        return;
    }

    // We wish to send a 0x00 byte followed by the us-ascii string "10800"
    bd = CkBinData_Create();

    CkBinData_AppendByte(bd,0);
    CkBinData_AppendString(bd,"10800","utf-8");

    // Send the entire contents of bd.
    success = CkSocket_SendBd(socket,bd,0,0);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkSocket_lastErrorText(socket));
        CkSocket_Dispose(socket);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bd);
        return;
    }



    CkSocket_Dispose(socket);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bd);

    }