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Socket.WriteHex
Writes text to the socket.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Server | FileMaker Cloud | FileMaker iOS SDK |
Socket | 3.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Example value |
---|---|---|
SocketID | The socket ID received by Socket.Connect function. | $sock |
Text | The text to send in hex encoding. | "48656C6C6F" |
Result
Returns the number of bytes written or an error message.
Description
Writes text to the socket.You pass the text hex encoded. For example for "Hello" you pass "48656C6C6F".
Examples
Write some text:
MBS( "Socket.WriteHex"; $sock; "48656C6C6F" )
Send some command:
// sends
// <STX><6><CMD_ON><channels><CHECKSUM><ETX>
// In Hex : 0x02 0x06 0x4f 0x07 0xa2 0x03
MBS( "Socket.WriteHex"; $sock; "02064F07A203" )
Connect to IP and send command and wait for answer:
Set Variable [$sock; Value:MBS("Socket.Connect";test::IP; 16128)]
If [MBS("IsError")]
Show Custom Dialog ["Failed to connect"]
Else
Set Variable [$write; Value:MBS("Socket.WriteHex"; $sock; test::query)]
Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds): 1]
Set Field [test::response; MBS("Socket.ReadHex"; $sock; 20)]
Show Custom Dialog ["Hex: " & test::response & ¶ & "Text: " & MBS( "Text.DecodeFromHex"; test::response)]
Set Variable [$sock; Value:MBS("Socket.Close"; $sock)]
End If
See also
- IsError
- Socket.Close
- Socket.Connect
- Socket.Read
- Socket.ReadHex
- Socket.Write
- Socket.WriteByte
- Socket.WriteMLLP
- Text.DecodeFromHex
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 22nd March 2016
Socket.WriteByte - Socket.WriteMLLP
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