SOS : Accepting multiple connections using Winsock

[Vivek Desai]

I am using Winsock control in my application with TCP protocol. It is supposed to accept more than one client request. The problem is i am able to accept only one ConnectRequest. What do i need to do inorder to accept more than one client requests. I am following the hints given in MSDN exactly, but i feel i am doing something terribly wrong somewhere.

Thanks in advance,


Vivek ([email protected] or [email protected])

[Cakkie]

You will need to use a control array or winsock controls. What I always do is create one winsock (sckListen) which I use to listen for incoming connection, and a control array (sckAccept) to accept the actual connctions. You will need to add 1 sckAccept, and give it index 0. Code looks something like this:

private iCnn as Integer
  
private Sub Form_Load()
    sckListen.LocalPort = 1024
    sckListen.Listen
    Msgbox "Socket listening"
End Sub
  
private Sub sckListen_ConnectionRequest(RequestID as Long)
    iCnn = iCnn + 1
    Load sckAccept(iCnn)
    sckAccept(iCnn).Accept RequestID
End Sub
  
private Sub sckAccept_DataArrival(Index as Integer, byval bytesTotal as Long)
  
    Msgbox "someone is sending something over connection " & Index
  
End Sub

Tom Cannaerts
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