array and user-defined-types

[Compact3]

I have 2 problems, and if you combine them 3. :P


1. How do I send a(n) (three-dimensional) array with winsock?
2. How do I send a user-defined-type with winsock?
3. How do I send an array of a user-defined-type with winsock?

[Compact3]

Anyone?

[DigiRev]

I'm not sure you can.

I remember seeing code for sending objects over Winsock but I forgot where I found it, somewhere on www.pscode.com/vb

You could try declaring it as a variant and then sending the variant variable but I'm not sure that will work.

Or putting the UDT array into a file, and then reading that file back into a byte array and sending the byte array. But I would only use that if you can't find any other method.

Dim intFF As Integer
 
intFF = FreeFile
 
Open App.Path & "\temp.bin" For Binary Access Write As #intFF
    Put #intFF, 1, MyUDTArray()
Close #intFF
 
intFF = FreeFile
 
Dim bytData() As Byte
 
Open App.Path & "\temp.bin" For Binary Access Read As #intFF
    Get #intFF, 1, bytData()
Close #intFF
 
Winsock.SendData bytData()

[Compact3]

I read something about copymemory/rtlmovememory being able to flatten arrays, but I can't do it...

[Compact3]

Hello?

[RhinoBull]

Read this article from MSDN:

HOWTO: Send and Receive UDT's Using the Winsock Control

[Compact3]

Thnx, I know that now...
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