A string specifying the host name or IP address of the server machine (the machine that the client will connect to). port
A long integer specifying the port number to connect to on the server machine.
Connects to a socket at a given host and port.
A string specifying the host name or IP address of the server machine (the machine that the client will connect to). port
A long integer specifying the port number to connect to on the server machine.
On success, returns a socket handle for the connection; on failure, returns one of the following values:
localhost). It is good practice to close the socket connection when you are finished with it.
connection=SOCKET_CONNECT('www.vni.com', 80)
connection=SOCKET_CONNECT('192.130.240.125', 1500)
connection=SOCKET_CONNECT('localhost', 1500)
connection=SOCKET_CONNECT('mymachine', 2100)
For more detailed information on using the socket routines, see Interapplication Communication Using the Socket OPI.
