I'm finding that the task of replacing the Mk$ functions with structures for UDP packet client/server transactions is a massive undertaking. So far it's affecting every part of my project that constructs, parses, sends and receives data. As a consequence the network code is going from dozens of lines to hundreds, and I'm beginning to see that the actual logic of network operations will need to be changed as well.
I can deal with all of that, but right now I'm just trying to make it work without the program becoming ridiculously complex and/or inefficient. I have up to 256 different transaction types shared by the client and server. Each one is represented by a different structure containing multiple datatypes. The structures range from a few bytes to many KB of data. Values are assigned to a structure when a transaction must be sent, then the structure is sent by the client or server. The recipient then parses the structure and assigns its values to different variables. Each transaction has an "ID" which represents the order in which it was sent and where it should be assigned in the recipient's transaction queue array. This ensures that transactions received out of order are processed in order. Both the client and the server have their own transaction queues that store the transactions they receive. The transaction IDs range from 0-255, so originally I had a transaction queue array that was something like this: Public ts[256, 3] As String ' Server transactions (256: Queue Position, 3: Status, Type, Data). Status = "new" or "old". Each element of the transaction queue array was generic, meaning it could store any transaction type regardless of what data it contained. Now that I'm using structures, the transaction data is uniquely represented. Instead of a generic "data" string element that I could create/parse with MkSingle()/Single@(), I have a unique structure. How can I store a unique structure in a generic array of structures? Is this possible? Right now I'm thinking I need to have transaction queue arrays of [256,256] structures (65536 structures) to accommodate this. Not so good when any particular structure could be up to 198 KB + header. Any ideas are appreciated, as this is starting to make me postal! :) -- Kevin Fishburne Eight Virtues www: http://sales.eightvirtues.com e-mail: sa...@eightvirtues.com phone: (770) 853-6271 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and publish websites with WebMatrix Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user