Re: Serializing struct for TCP sending

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From: Stefano Bonifazi
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 11:26

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Hi Mr. Lebeau! Thank U for Ur answer!


>> Wish they used Indy on Linux..they uses simple Liux socket API..
> 
> Indy works on Linux, and is built on top of the same API.

Sure, sorry my english:( I meant I wished they(the programmers on Linux 
   I am working with) would use Indy, but they don't, even though after 
my recommendation! :(

> 
>> hope they perform conversion from Network endian to Host
>> machine endian as well as!!
> 
> Everybody does.  It is the only way to ensure proper data integrity
> over a network across different platforms.

I c.. that's why that works even though I never did anything special to 
take care of it before :)



Please have U suggestiond about sending floating point numbers? I can't 
do without! Should I convert them to string representation and send the 
strings instead to be sure nothing odd happens?

Thank U again!

Stefano B.

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