OstroSoft Winsock Component

object.Accept(requestID As Long)
Accept an incoming connection request

object.Bind([LocalPort], [LocalIP])
Binds socket to specific port and adapter

object.CloseWinsock()
Close current connection

object.Connect([RemoteHost], [RemotePort])
Connect to the remote computer

object.GetData(data, [vtype], [maxLen])
Retrieve data sent by the remote computer (acceptable values for vtype parameter are vbByte, vbInteger, vbLong, vbSingle, vbDouble, vbCurrency, vbDate, vbBoolean, vbError, vbString, vbArray + vbByte)

object.GetDataBuffer()
Returns data sent by the remote computer (For use in JavaScript and similar languages, not supporting return parameters in functions)

object.Listen()
Listen for incoming connection requests

object.PeekData(data, [vtype], [maxLen])
Look at incoming data without removing it from the buffer

object.SendData(data)
Send data to remote computer

object.BytesReceived As Long
Returns the number of bytes received on this connection

object.LocalHostName As String
Returns the local machine name

object.LocalIP As String
Returns the local machine IP address

object.LocalPort As Long
Returns/Sets the port used on the local computer

object.Protocol As ProtocolConstants
Returns/Sets the socket protocol. The following protocol type constants are defined:

value	name	description
0	sckTCPProtocol	TCP Protocol
1	sckUDPProtocol	UDP Protocol

object.RemoteHost As String
Returns/Sets the name used to identify the remote computer

object.RemoteHostIP As String
Returns the remote host IP address

object.RemotePort As Long
Returns/Sets the port to be connected to on the remote computer

object.SocketHandle As Long
Returns the socket handle

object.State As StateConstants (Long)
Returns the state of the socket connection. The following session state constants are defined:

value	name	description
0	sckClosed	connection closed
1	sckOpen	open
2	sckListening	listening for incoming connections
3	sckConnectionPending	connection pending
4	sckResolvingHost	resolving remote host name
5	sckHostResolved	remote host name successfully resolved
6	sckConnecting	connecting to remote host
7	sckConnected	connected to remote host
8	sckClosing	connection is closing
9	sckError	error occured

object.Status As String
Returns the component status string, one of the following values:

Connection Request
Connect
Data Arrival
Send Progress
Send Complete
Close
Error <error-number>: <error-description>

object.Tag As String
Stores any extra data needed for your program

object.OnClose()
connection closed

object.OnConnect()
connection to remote host established

object.OnConnectionRequest(requestID As Long)
connection request from remote host

object.OnDataArrival(bytesTotal As Long)
new data arrived

object.OnError(Number As Integer, Description As String, Scode As Long, Source As String, HelpFile As String, HelpContext As Long, CancelDisplay As Boolean)
error occured

object.OnSendComplete()
data send is complete

object.OnSendProgress(bytesSent As Long, bytesRemaining As Long)
data send is in progress

object.OnStatusChanged(ByVal Status As String)
component status changed

object.Connected As Boolean
Connection status (True, if connected)

object.Connect(Host As String, Port As Long)
Connect to remote host

object.Disconnect()
Close the connection

object.GetData() As String
Get data from remote host

object.SendData(s As String) As Long
Send data to remote host

object.Sleep(n As Long)
Time delay (in milliseconds)