(DataFlex) Accept Connection on Socket

Demonstrates how to create a TCP/IP socket, listen on a port, accept an incoming connection, and send a "Hello World" message to the client.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoListenSocket
    Variant vConnectedSocket
    Handle hoConnectedSocket
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatSocket)) To hoListenSocket
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoListenSocket))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoListenSocket
    End

    // Bind to a port and listen for incoming connections:
    // This example will listen at port 5555 and allows for a backlog
    // of 25 pending connection requests.
    Get ComBindAndListen Of hoListenSocket 5555 25 To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoListenSocket To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get the next incoming connection
    // Wait a maximum of 20 seconds (20000 millisec)
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatSocket)) To hoConnectedSocket
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoConnectedSocket))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoConnectedSocket
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoConnectedSocket to vConnectedSocket
    Get ComAcceptNext Of hoListenSocket 20000 vConnectedSocket To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoListenSocket To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Set maximum timeouts for reading an writing (in millisec)
    Set ComMaxReadIdleMs Of hoConnectedSocket To 10000
    Set ComMaxSendIdleMs Of hoConnectedSocket To 10000

    // Send a "Hello World!" message to the client:
    Get ComSendString Of hoConnectedSocket "Hello World!" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoConnectedSocket To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Close the connection with the client.
    // Wait a max of 20 seconds (20000 millsec)
    Get ComClose Of hoConnectedSocket 20000 To iSuccess

    Showln "success!"


End_Procedure