More Data Help

Ok this is client - server based using Winsock. Here is what I have.

This is the client sending the data to server:

VB Code:

Private Sub Command5_Click()
Dim msgee As String
msgee = "GI"
Winsock2.SendData msgee
 
Exit Sub
End Sub

This is the Server Receiving the data:

VB Code:

Private Sub winsock1_DataArrival _
(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Dim strData As String
Winsock1.GetData strData
 
    If strData = "GI" Then
    Dim info As String
    info = "Test"
    Winsock1.SendData info
    Exit Sub
    End If
   
End Sub

This is the client receiving the data from the server:

VB Code:

Private Sub winsock1_DataArrival _
(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Dim strData As String
Winsock1.GetData strData
Text1.Text = strData
 
End Sub

Well it looks good except it is not working. When I click the command button in the first code, it shoud send the data to the server. Then the server will recieve the data and check if it is "GI". If it is then, it will create a variable with the text "Test" in it, and send it back to the client. Then whatever the client recieves back from the server will be placed in text1.text. Except nothing appears. I have gone through about 3 times and can't figure out whats wrong. Probably something simple, but im not sure. Can anyone help?

Don't use Winsock1.Close after sending, that closes the connection!

oops should of seen that one, still not working though :(

Here is the whole thing if someone wants to look at it to see if something else interferes. This includes both client and server projects.

You need to put some code into the Winsock2.DataArrival event to put the received string into Text1

VB Code:

Private Sub Winsock2_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)
Dim strData As String
Winsock2.GetData strData
Debug.Print strData
Text1 = strData
 
End Sub

Also put

VB Code:

Option Explicit

at the beginning of each module and you'll find another error

Alright one more question thats related to this. How do I put what ever is in a text file into a variable so I can send it to the client and display it there. So it would go like this:
1. The Client sends the trigger to the server
2. The server reads the trigger, and then sets a variable to a text file say something like "C:\Test.txt"
3. The variable is sent over to the the client, and the client displays the the text in the text document that was in the variable.

Does anyone know how to do that?

You could use this

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
  Dim ff As Integer
  Dim strBuff As String
  Dim str() As String
  ff = FreeFile
  Open "c:\temp\todo.txt" For Input As #ff
    strBuff = Input(LOF(ff), ff)
  Close #ff
  msgbox strBuff ' <--------------------------- TextFile is here
End Sub

Alright so if I were to recieve the data, and place it in another variable and then used something like Text1.text = "Variable the contents of the text file would be displayed?

Yes. It may contain multi lines, so set the property to multiline, or use a msgbox.

One more thing. Some files are not really text files, but can be displayed as one using like Notepad. Would this way have the same effect? So like say I open a file thats a .dll. Windows automatically asks what I want to open this file in. I select Notepad and it displays to me the contents of the dll in code form. Will this way have the same result? Or mabye when I got it I could shell notepad to display the code for me?