WinSock ?

[zubairkhan]

Dear Friends

I would like to enter in winsock programming , but i am not clear, what is winsock and how it works? The background to entering in the winsock programming is that , i was using timer control in my programms, while my friend suggest me, use winsock rather than timer. Now i am looking to you if any one can provide me material or lead me towards the fully loaded website regarding winsock.

Thanks

Zubair Khan

[dglienna]

they are two different controls. the timer is for local events. the winsock control is for communicating events to another device/computer. The other computer can be a local network, or the Internet. If you don't need to send data to another machine, then you don't need the winsock control at all.
I believe that your friend is misinformed about the control.

[Pino]

they are two different controls. the timer is for local events. the winsock control is for communicating events to another device/computer. The other computer can be a local network, or the Internet. If you don't need to send data to another machine, then you don't need the winsock control at all.
I believe that your friend is misinformed about the control.

like dglienna said i think you may be a bit confused, but if it is wonsock you are after anyways theres a link to guide in my sig and

www.winsockvb.com should help you out

If its something else then please post back we will try and sort it