Re: Socket.Connect not working

[Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 10/02/2025 à 23:26, T Lee Davidson a écrit :
> On 2/10/25 2:32 PM, T Lee Davidson wrote:
> > While trying the ClientSocket example from the Farm, I found that 
> > Socket.Connect() does not even attempt to connect nor even to 
> > resolve "localhost". (The ServerSocket example works.) Perhaps I've missed something.
>
> Thanks to the link[0] that Martin posted, I've discovered the issue. 
> But, I do not know why this would be an issue.
>
> For the socket client, this code format works:
>   SockClient1.Connect("127.0.0.1", 8080)
>
> But doing it this way does not (the connection remains Inactive):
>    SockClient1.Host = "127.0.0.1"
>    SockClient1.Port = 8080
>    SockClient1.Connect()
>
> This also does not work:
>   SockClient1.Connect("localhost", 8080)
>
>
> [0] https://www.gambas-it.org/wiki/index.php/ 
> Trasmissione_di_dati_fra_due_o_pi%C3%B9_programmi_Gambas_mediante_la_Classe_Socket_del_Componente_gb.net

I confirm.

I fixed the Connect() method so that it uses the Host, Path and Port 
properties when no argument is specified.

But for some reason, "localhost" does not work.

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Benoît Minisini.