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Socket.NewTCPSocket

Creates a new TCP Socket.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
PreferIPv6	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 8.4 or newer. Pass 1 to get IPv6 or if not available IPv4. Pass 0 to get IPv4 or if not available IPv6. Default is 1 for preferring IPv6.	1	Optional

Result

Returns a new socket ID or error message.

Description

Examples

Create TCP Socket listening on a port:

Set Variable [$$sock; Value:MBS("Socket.NewTCPSocket")]
If [MBS("IsError")]
    Show Custom Dialog ["Failed to create Socket"; $$sock]
    Exit Script []
End If
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("Socket.SetNewConnectionHandler"; $$sock; Get(FileName); "NewConnection")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("Socket.SetErrorHandler"; $$sock; Get(FileName); "SocketError")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("Socket.Listen"; $$sock; TCP Receiver::ListenPort)]
If [MBS("IsError")]
    Show Custom Dialog ["Failed to create Socket"; $$sock]
    Exit Script []
End If

See also

• IsError
• Socket.Connect
• Socket.List
• Socket.Listen
• Socket.NewUDPSocket
• Socket.SetErrorHandler
• Socket.SetNewConnectionHandler

Example Databases

• Network/HTTP Server hosted
• Network/HTTP Server local
• Network/Socket Test/Socket Test
• Network/TCP Send and Receive/TCP Receiver

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.1pr3
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 8.4pr10

Release notes

• Version 10.1
  • Changed Socket.NewTCPSocket to mark sockets to accept IPv4 connections on IPv6 sockets.
• Version 8.4
  • Added PreferIPv6 option to Socket.NewTCPSocket to prefer either IPv4 or IPv6.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 19th September 2018

Socket.LocalPort   -   Socket.NewUDPSocket

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