System::SocketConnect
System::SocketConnect opens a TCP connection to a remote host. The script must have the security setting CTScript::ALLOW_SOCKET_CONNECT before the this method will succeed.
public System::SocketConnect( AString hostURL, AString service = "80", Integer flags = 1, : OSHandle socketHandle );
Parameters
| hostURL | The URL for the remote host, can be both an valid DNS name or a numeric IP address. |
| service | The port number for the remote application. |
| flags | Reserved for future use. |
| socketHandle | The returned socket handle if the method suceeds. |
Return Values
The error.errorCode value will be set to the underlining windows error message code and the error.errorString will have a detailed description of the error.
Remarks
Example Use
OSHandle socket;
System::SocketConnect("ekkySoftware.com":socket);
System::SocketSend(socket,"GET / HTTP/1.1\n
User-Agent: TScript Software http://www.ekkySoftware.com/\n
Host: www.ekkysofware.com\n\n"
);
System::SocketReceive(socket:fileBuffer);
System::MessageBox(fileBuffer.AString().ToString(),
L"File Contents of / at ekkySoftware");
Requirements
TScript Version: 1.2
