Winsock Control

[seyed]

Hi,<br>
<br>
Can the winsock control be used in a Class module? If not, can I still (somehow) use it in an ActiveX DLL? And if not can someone tell me where / how / what I can use to make TCP/IP connections to a server from an ActiveX DLL.<br>
<br>
TIA.<br>
<br>
Seyed.

 

[MikeLacey]

Seyed,<br>
<br>
I've never done this - so I'm guessing really - but bear with me.<br>
<br>
Start a new project - an activex dll project<br>
<br>
from the project menu - choose components, uncheck &quot;Selected Items Only&quot; and include the Microsoft Winsock control.<br>
<br>
You can then write code like this:<br>
<br>
--snip--<br>
Option Explicit<br>
<br>
Dim w As Winsock<br>
<br>
Private Sub Class_Initialize()<br>
w.Accept<br>
End Sub<br>
--snip--<br>
<br>
Will it work? Don't know - but it's worth a go.<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
<br>
<p>Mike Lacey<br><a href=mailto:Mike_Lacey@Cargill.Com>Mike_Lacey@Cargill.Com</a><br><a href=

http://www.cargill.com/>

Cargill's Corporate Web Site</a><br>

 

[seyed]

Hi,<br>
<br>
No this doesn't work. The MS Winsock control cannot be used like this.<br>
<br>
To confirm try it and you get errors about the object no being initialised when trying to access its methods/properties.<br>
<br>
However, I have a Class module that does this now and I'll mail to anyone who asks. <br>
<br>
<A HREF="mailto:seyed@mailandnews.com">seyed@mailandnews.com</A>.

 

[TrojanRabbit]

I know it's possible, but I haven't done it myself. A programmer before me used it in one of our dbs, but it won't work anymore.

http://glowbutton.faithweb.com/downloads.htm

has a download for winsock that may or may not help. I found that site through

http://www.programmersheaven.com/zone1/cat247/index.htm.