sockets

[Ed Hilovsky]

       ■ If: yr ne "0"                                                         ■
       Then: yv=socketerror();show "@Error"<yv;end

Doesn't display a thing. It is blank.

 -- 

Ed Hilovsky 
LGF Computers 

Main Office   : (724) 463-7633 
Toll Free         : (800) 653-8479 
Fax Number : (866) 448-5415 
Cellular           : (412) 289-1773 

email  lgf at lgfcomputers.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:23 AM
To: lgf at lgfcomputers.net
Cc: 'filepro-list'
Subject: Re: sockets

On 5/15/2012 9:27 AM, Ed Hilovsky wrote:
> Filepro version 5.7   under Linux Centos 5
>
> I need help on the sockets. I use the following:
>
>         │ If:
>         Then: yq=socket( )

What is the value of "yq" after executing this?

>         │ If:
>         Then: yr=connect(yq,"5012",yp)

What is the value of "yp", and is there something listening on port 5012 on that system?

>         │ If: yr eq "0"
>         Then: goto submit
>         │ If: yr ne "0"
>         Then: show "@Server Down";end
>
> And then close it by:
>
> Then: yr=socketclose(yq)
>
> I am now getting a "server down" which leads me to believe I have run 
> out of sockets.

That is only one of many possible reasons.

What does SOCKETERROR() say was the error?

> Anything else that should be done ?

See all of the above.

--
Kenneth Brody