vb.net and winsock
sid
the functionality of a winsock. I am finding out that .Net does not
support a classic winsock control, but now expects you to use the
Sockets class and code a lot of the functionality yourself ?
Question: 1.) Most of the posts I haved visited talk about the lack
of a winsock and work-arounds are dated about '02 - '05, In the mean
time has Microsoft come out winsock control for .Net ?
2.) I found two examples of Winsock controls written in vb.net and
can simply be added to you solution:
a.) http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=6...
b.) http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vb/winsockdotnet.aspx?msg=3209348
Does anyone have any experience with any of these homegrown controls
and would you use them as is ? as a compiled control or added to you
solution as a user control ?
Or: Would you just add the Microsoft winsock from the COM tab under
references ?
Thanks
Tom Shelton
> I am converting some apps from vb6 to vb.net and I need to implement
> the functionality of a winsock. I am finding out that .Net does not
> support a classic winsock control, but now expects you to use the
> Sockets class and code a lot of the functionality yourself ?
>
What specific functionality? You don't have to use the Socket class, there is
also the TcpListner and TcpClient classes. Which provide a simplified
interface. These classes support asynchronous calls and notification via
callbacks...
> Question: 1.) Most of the posts I haved visited talk about the lack
> of a winsock and work-arounds are dated about '02 - '05, In the mean
> time has Microsoft come out winsock control for .Net ?
>
No. TcpClient/TcpListener are the closest your going to get.
>
> 2.) I found two examples of Winsock controls written in vb.net and
> can simply be added to you solution:
> a.) http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=6...
> b.) http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vb/winsockdotnet.aspx?msg=3209348
>
>
> Does anyone have any experience with any of these homegrown controls
> and would you use them as is ? as a compiled control or added to you
> solution as a user control ?
> Or: Would you just add the Microsoft winsock from the COM tab under
> references ?
No. I would learn to use the .NET socket classes. It's not all that hard,
and is in fact far superior in both performance and scalability then the old
winsock control...
--
Tom Shelton
sid
wrote:
> On 2009-11-18, sid <sidwe...@alexian.net> wrote:
>
> > I am converting some apps from vb6 to vb.net and I need to implement
> > the functionality of a winsock. I am finding out that .Net does not
> > support a classic winsock control, but now expects you to use the
> > Sockets class and code a lot of the functionality yourself ?
>
> What specific functionality? You don't have to use the Socket class, there is
> also the TcpListner and TcpClient classes. Which provide a simplified
> interface. These classes support asynchronous calls and notification via
> callbacks...
>
> > Question: 1.) Most of the posts I haved visited talk about the lack
> > of a winsock and work-arounds are dated about '02 - '05, In the mean
> > time has Microsoft come out winsock control for .Net ?
>
> No. TcpClient/TcpListener are the closest your going to get.
>
>
>
> > 2.) I found two examples of Winsock controls written in vb.net and
> > can simply be added to you solution:
> > a.)http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=6...
>
> > Does anyone have any experience with any of these homegrown controls
> > and would you use them as is ? as a compiled control or added to you
> > solution as a user control ?
> > Or: Would you just add the Microsoft winsock from the COM tab under
> > references ?
>
> No. I would learn to use the .NET socket classes. It's not all that hard,
> and is in fact far superior in both performance and scalability then the old
> winsock control...
>
> --
> Tom Shelton
Do you have any examples of how to set up the callbacks ?
Armin Zingler
>> No. I would learn to use the .NET socket classes. It's not all that hard,
>> and is in fact far superior in both performance and scalability then the old
>> winsock control...
>>
>> --
>> Tom Shelton
>
> Do you have any examples of how to set up the callbacks ?
For example, the TcpClient.BeginConnect method takes an AsyncCallback Delegate.
The asynchronous programming pattern is used throughout the framework and
is described here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms228969.aspx
(or respectively the same via F1) There you'll also find examples.
--
Armin