(PowerBuilder) TCP/IP Socket Connect to Remote Host:Port

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

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Socket
integer li_Ssl
integer li_MaxWaitMillisec
integer li_Success
string ls_ReceivedMsg

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

loo_Socket = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Socket" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Socket.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Socket")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Socket
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// 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".
li_Ssl = 0
li_MaxWaitMillisec = 20000
li_Success = loo_Socket.Connect("localhost",5555,li_Ssl,li_MaxWaitMillisec)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Socket.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Socket
    return
end if

// Set maximum timeouts for reading an writing (in millisec)
loo_Socket.MaxReadIdleMs = 10000
loo_Socket.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:
// http://www.cknotes.com/?p=302
ls_ReceivedMsg = loo_Socket.ReceiveString()
if loo_Socket.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Socket.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Socket
    return
end if

// Close the connection with the server
// Wait a max of 20 seconds (20000 millsec)
li_Success = loo_Socket.Close(20000)

Write-Debug ls_ReceivedMsg


destroy loo_Socket