SOCKETS.READB Function

The SOCKETS object is deprecated and may be removed in a future release. Use INET::Socket instead.

Syntax

Data as B = ReadB([N Length [, N Timeout]])

Arguments

Data: The data delivered by the connection.
Length: The maximum number of bytes to read.
Timeout: The number of milliseconds of inactivity before generating a timeout error.

Description

Read bytes from socket into blob.

Discussion

The .READ() method reads up to Number_of_Bytes bytes of binary data from a socket. The amount of data returned may be smaller than Number_of_Bytes if there is less than Number_of_Bytes bytes of data to be read. This will happen if the socket has not received at least Number_of_Bytes bytes of data from the remote connection, either because it did not send that much or because it has not yet traversed the network. If a timeout occurs, .READB()generates an A5SOCKETTIMEOUT error and an ON ERROR GOTO trap can be used to take an appropriate action.