Hi Paul,
Assume two REBOL processes (i.e. you launch REBOL twice on the same
machine, or on two different machines connected by TCP/IP. I assume same
machine here and use local host setting, 127.0.01 for the client.)
REBOL process 1: will be indicated by prompt 1>>
REBOL process 2: will be indicated by prompt 2>>
Simple Session:
1>> server: open/lines tcp://:8000
2>> client: open/lines tcp://127.0.0.1:8000
2>> insert client "Hi, there."
2>> close client
1>> port: first server
1>> print first port
Hi, there.
BETTER use copy to prevent data loss on server side:
1>> port: first server
1>> print copy port
Hi, there.
Complex (Bi-directional) Session:
1>> server: open tcp://:8000
1>> input-buffer: make string! 1024
1>> while [true] [
1>> server-port: first server
1>> while [true] [
1>> wait server-port
1>> read-io server-port input-buffer 1024
1>> break
1>> ]
1>> print input-buffer
1>> insert server-port join input-buffer [" from server."]
1>> clear input-buffer
1>> close server-port
1>> ]
2>> message:" Client here. "
2>> client: open tcp://127.0.0.1:8000
2>> insert client message
2>> print copy client
2>> close client
Note that once you have sent something on a client port, you must close the
client port and open it again, before you can send more stuff out that port.
At 05:27 PM 9/7/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Can someone provide an example of sending something to a port and how to
>know if you are getting a response.
>
>Paul Tretter
>
>
>
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