RE: Sockets problem (what is) -- RPG400-L

Subject: RE: Sockets problem (what is)
From: Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 18:09:34 -0500 (CDT)
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On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 Ron@cpumms.com wrote:
>
> Do we code a  "getservbyname" to get the port number that the server moved
> to? And what do we use to send the msg "understood"?
>

getservbyname() only looks up services from your local services database.
It will only help you if:

    1) The service you're looking up is defined on your AS/400.
    2) The service is a fixed number (doesn't change with each new
        connection)

I don't think this will help you at all.

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