socket_open

Sockets (sockets.inc)

Description

socket_open - Opens a new connection to hostname:port and returns its handler.

Syntax

socket_open ( hostname[], port, protocol, &error )

Type

Native

Notes

Protocol can be either SOCKET_TCP or SOCKET_UDP.

Returns a socket (positive) or negative or zero on error.

If there is an error, the error variable (passed by reference) will contain the code.

There are four return values -
0 - No error
1 - Error creating socket
2 - Could not resolve hostname
3 - Couldn't connect to given hostname:port