SOCKET_CLOSE Procedure

SOCKET_CLOSE, connection

connection A socket handle, the value returned by SOCKET_INIT, SOCKET_CONNECT, or SOCKET_ACCEPT.

None.

The input parameter, connection, must be a value returned from either SOCKET_INIT, SOCKET_ACCEPT, or SOCKET_CONNECT.

It is good practice to close any socket handle when you are finished with it. Closing a handle returned from SOCKET_CONNECT or SOCKET_ACCEPT terminates that client/server connection (the "session"), while closing a handle returned from SOCKET_INIT terminates the server.

See the example for SOCKET_ACCEPT.

SOCKET_ACCEPT, SOCKET_CONNECT, SOCKET_INIT

For more detailed information on using the socket routines, see Interapplication Communication Using the Socket OPI.