> Hi,
>
> Experimenting with sockets, and I think I got it half working. I have the
> following code:
>
>   Private Sub socket_receive(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
> System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Activated
>        Dim bytesRec As Integer
>        Dim i As Integer = 0
>        Dim data1 As Net.Sockets.Socket = cidServer.Accept() 'this line is
> causing program to hang
>
>        bytesRec = data1.Receive(bytes)
>
>        dataString = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetString(bytes, 0,
> bytesRec)
>
>        If dataString = "f" Then
>            MsgBox("Du hast f gedruckt")
>            data1.Disconnect(True)
>        Else
>            MsgBox("Du hast f nicht gedruckt")
>            data1.Disconnect(True)
>        End If
>    End Sub
>
> Basically, what I have discovered is that once this section of code has
> loaded, the rest of the program will halt because it is expecting data
> from the line:
>        Dim data1 As Net.Sockets.Socket = cidServer.Accept()
>
> I have sockets working properly, so if I go and telnet localhost <port#>
> and then just enter the key 'f' a message box will pop up telling me that
> I hit the letter 'f', or not respectively. After this event the program
> will resume working, since it is finished with "Dim data1 As
> Net.Sockets.Socket = cidServer.Accept()". This is sort of like scanf() in
> C where the program stops and waits for input.
>
> My question is how would I allow the program to run while listen to the
> socket at the same time? I.e. I can use the program and I can telnet
> localhost <port#> without having a hung program? I was thinking if there
> might be an event handler that could activate my socket_receive() method
> if a user telnets in and enters data.
>
> -Thanks
>

"VJ" <some***@ms.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:eA1aI9PYGHA.1352@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> You can listen to the socket on a different thread... What do is spawn
> thread from the UI application and then in that thread you can create and
> listen to sockets.. Everytime you want to notify the main UI thread, you
> can send a notification using events...
>
> How you can do the above really depends whether you are with VS.NET 2003
> (1.1) or VS.NET 2005(2.0)?
>
> VJ
>
> "derSchweiz" <ke***@keine.de> wrote in message
> news:Rhf0g.26241$P01.12050@pd7tw3no...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Experimenting with sockets, and I think I got it half working. I have the
>> following code:
>>
>>   Private Sub socket_receive(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
>> System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Activated
>>        Dim bytesRec As Integer
>>        Dim i As Integer = 0
>>        Dim data1 As Net.Sockets.Socket = cidServer.Accept() 'this line is
>> causing program to hang
>>
>>        bytesRec = data1.Receive(bytes)
>>
>>        dataString = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetString(bytes, 0,
>> bytesRec)
>>
>>        If dataString = "f" Then
>>            MsgBox("Du hast f gedruckt")
>>            data1.Disconnect(True)
>>        Else
>>            MsgBox("Du hast f nicht gedruckt")
>>            data1.Disconnect(True)
>>        End If
>>    End Sub
>>
>> Basically, what I have discovered is that once this section of code has
>> loaded, the rest of the program will halt because it is expecting data
>> from the line:
>>        Dim data1 As Net.Sockets.Socket = cidServer.Accept()
>>
>> I have sockets working properly, so if I go and telnet localhost <port#>
>> and then just enter the key 'f' a message box will pop up telling me that
>> I hit the letter 'f', or not respectively. After this event the program
>> will resume working, since it is finished with "Dim data1 As
>> Net.Sockets.Socket = cidServer.Accept()". This is sort of like scanf() in
>> C where the program stops and waits for input.
>>
>> My question is how would I allow the program to run while listen to the
>> socket at the same time? I.e. I can use the program and I can telnet
>> localhost <port#> without having a hung program? I was thinking if there
>> might be an event handler that could activate my socket_receive() method
>> if a user telnets in and enters data.
>>
>> -Thanks
>>
>
>

> Great!
> Found a good article here- straight and to the point:
> http://searchvb.techtarget.com/vsnetTip/1,293823,sid8_gci881357_tax293037,00.html
>
> Its working now.
>
> "VJ" <some***@ms.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:eA1aI9PYGHA.1352@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> You can listen to the socket on a different thread... What do is spawn
>> thread from the UI application and then in that thread you can create and
>> listen to sockets.. Everytime you want to notify the main UI thread, you
>> can send a notification using events...
>>
>> How you can do the above really depends whether you are with VS.NET 2003
>> (1.1) or VS.NET 2005(2.0)?
>>
>> VJ
>>
>> "derSchweiz" <ke***@keine.de> wrote in message
>> news:Rhf0g.26241$P01.12050@pd7tw3no...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Experimenting with sockets, and I think I got it half working. I have
>>> the following code:
>>>
>>>   Private Sub socket_receive(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
>>> System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Activated
>>>        Dim bytesRec As Integer
>>>        Dim i As Integer = 0
>>>        Dim data1 As Net.Sockets.Socket = cidServer.Accept() 'this line
>>> is causing program to hang
>>>
>>>        bytesRec = data1.Receive(bytes)
>>>
>>>        dataString = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetString(bytes, 0,
>>> bytesRec)
>>>
>>>        If dataString = "f" Then
>>>            MsgBox("Du hast f gedruckt")
>>>            data1.Disconnect(True)
>>>        Else
>>>            MsgBox("Du hast f nicht gedruckt")
>>>            data1.Disconnect(True)
>>>        End If
>>>    End Sub
>>>
>>> Basically, what I have discovered is that once this section of code has
>>> loaded, the rest of the program will halt because it is expecting data
>>> from the line:
>>>        Dim data1 As Net.Sockets.Socket = cidServer.Accept()
>>>
>>> I have sockets working properly, so if I go and telnet localhost <port#>
>>> and then just enter the key 'f' a message box will pop up telling me
>>> that I hit the letter 'f', or not respectively. After this event the
>>> program will resume working, since it is finished with "Dim data1 As
>>> Net.Sockets.Socket = cidServer.Accept()". This is sort of like scanf()
>>> in C where the program stops and waits for input.
>>>
>>> My question is how would I allow the program to run while listen to the
>>> socket at the same time? I.e. I can use the program and I can telnet
>>> localhost <port#> without having a hung program? I was thinking if there
>>> might be an event handler that could activate my socket_receive() method
>>> if a user telnets in and enters data.
>>>
>>> -Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>
>