MC-Basic:ACCEPT

Binds a TCP socket to specific port and accepts a connection. Listens to a TCP socket. The <port number> defines TCP port.

Syntax

Accept({#<listening device number>}, #<accepting device number>, <port number>)

Type

<listening device number>: Long

<accepting device number>: Long

<port number>: Long

Range

<listening device number>:  1 to 255

<accepting device number>:  1 to 255

<port number>:  6000 through 6999

Scope

Task

Limitations

Task only

Errors:

• Invalid socket
  
• Cannot accept connection

Examples

EXAMPLE

Accept(#1,65456)

EXAMPLE - Since Version 4.0.14:

Dim X as long = 2

OpenSocket Options=1 as #1 ‘explicit socket open for listening for port

while TRUE

OpenSocket Options=1 as #X ‘explicit socket open for listening accepting a new  connection

Accept(#1, #X, 6002)

X=X+1

End while

Where:

• Listening device is permanent and bound to the port. It can be closed only when listener is terminated.
• Accepting device[x] is created each time a listener creates new server task.
• Application cannot close accepting device[x] when it is accepting.

See Also

• CLOSE
• CONNECT
• OPENSOCKET
• PING