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"Bill Cain" <bill.ctr.cain@faa.gov> wrote in message
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> I am not using the TServerSocket's OnGetThread event
> to provide my own custom thread object.

When using a TServerSocket in blocking mode, it is not strictly a
requirement to do so, but it does make the coding of the connection much
easier if you do provide your own thread.

>   OnClientRead won't trigger if I don't use OnGetThread

Yes, it will.

> In my case the OnClientRead is not being triggered.  Should it be?

Yes, it should be.  Do note, however, that the default thread does use
TThread::Synchronize() to trigger the OnClientRead/Write events.  So if your
main thread is blocked, the events will also be blocked.

> How can I determine if the data transfer is complete?

The data connection will be closed.  That is how the streaming mode of the
FTP protocol is designed to work.

> It is my understanding that since my FTP client is executing
> in a thread other than the main VCL thread, that I must use
> stThreadBlocking mode since the thread does not have a
> message loop/service to trigger serial async events.  Is that
> correct?

A message queue is required for non-blocking sockets, yes.  If no message
queue is available then blocking mode must be used.  Otherwise, add your own
message queue in the thread so that non-blocking sockets can be used.


Gambit