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WinSock Control - Introduction

Introduction

The WinSock control allows you to communicate across PC's using the TCP or UDP protocol. It can also be used to contact servers across the internet

 

REQUIRED FILES

If you will be installing a program using the WinSock control, you need to distribute the following files:
MSWinSck.ocx - 106KB

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  • Re: Re:

    Posted by zurna9 on 20 Feb 2008

    Make sure that you have a reference to the winsock ocx, and a winsock control in the project and verify that its called tcpClient (you can prob add a line like Dim tc...

  • Re:

    Posted by sandeep patil on 13 Feb 2008

    Hello, I was reading the "WinSock Control - Creating a Server" article
    I followed it exactly the way it was done on the page.

    I get the following error when testing my a...

  • Re: [78] WinSock Control

    Posted by sambariramesh on 15 Oct 2007

    akumar, you don't simply copy the EXE file on to other system. Use Package and Deployment wizard to make setup file so that it includes the winsock.ocx and other neccessary ...

  • Re: [78] WinSock Control

    Posted by akumar118 on 04 Aug 2007

    How to distribute MSwinsock.ocx along with the programm.
    The client and Server is working in my pc. But when I executed the exe file in another pc
    its giving me error.

    Can u please guide.

  • Re: [78] WinSock Control

    Posted by zurna9 on 16 May 2007

    you would either have to relay the message via the server -


    ie client sends message >>>>> server >>>> server forwards to other client


    or you would have ...