[Gambas-user] Socket not working in 2.8

Werner wdahn at ...1000...
Sun Oct 4 13:35:11 CEST 2009


nospam.nospam.nospam at ...626... wrote:
> I tried to create an application using a Socket instantiated in code:
>
> [CODE]
> PRIVATE MySock AS Socket
>
> PUBLIC SUB Form_Open()
>   
>   MySock = NEW Socket
>
> END
> [/CODE]
>
> I also tried:
>
> [CODE]
> PRIVATE MySock AS NEW Socket
> [/CODE]
>
> I had endless trouble getting the Socket to work so I created a new
> project from the ClientSocket (0.0.56) sample included in 2.8. I first
> tested the sample app, which worked fine. I then deleted the Socket
> control from the sample and added the code as shown above.
>
> Lo and behold, the Socket, when instantiated in code, will not connect
> to anything. It just sits there "looking up hostname".
>
> I need to be able to use a Socket in a class module, but it seems the
> Socket doesn't want to work if it is instantiated in code. It works fine
> if the Socket is added to a form, but this is no good for what I need to
> achieve.
>
> Am I doing something wrong or could this be a bug in Socket?
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>   
Dear Spam Spam Spam,

do you actually try to establish a connection?
as in http://gambasdoc.org/help/comp/gb.net/socket

Regards
Werner





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