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"Paul Machiaverna" <paul.machiaverna@i-stat.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using INDY 9 in a server application and would like to know the
preferred method of reading binary data from a client.

That depends on how the client is sending the data exactly, but typically
you should use the ReadBuffer() or ReadStream() method.

> I've been using this code (in the OnExecute method):

I would not recommend that approach.  A better approach would be for the
client to send the size of the data before the data itself.  Then your
server can read the size first and know how many remaining bytes to read
afterwards.  Then you don't need to use Readable() and CurrentReadBuffer()
at all.

> ProcessData feeds each byte through a state machine to determine the end
of data marker.

That is also not a good approach.  If the client sends the data size, then
you will know exactly how many bytes belong to each record.  Then you don't
need end markers at all, although you could still use them if you want to
validate the data integrity, at least


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