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Re: ServerSocket and Threads

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From: Pere Mateu
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:45
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Hi Remy,
Thanks for the answer

>> when I close the server, the client socket believes it's active
>> (Active property still set is TRUE).
>
> As it should be.  That is not what the Active property is for.  You should 
> be looking at the Socket.Connected property instead.

I tried but it's the same: ClientSocket->Socket->Connected remains TRUE 
after the server socket is closed.

>
>> How can I detect in the client socket that the server has been shut down?
>
> If you are using the client in non-blocking mode, then you will get an 
> OnDisconnect event.  If you are using it in blocking mode instead, then 
> SendBuf() and ReceiveBuf() will return 0 the next time you write to, or 
> read from, the connection.

I'm working in blocking mode, but using a TWinSocketStream as in the 
CodeGear example.
I guess I'll have to use these socket functions, because there's nothing I 
can use in the stream.

Thanks again,
Pere 
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