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ABL Reference
Handle Reference : Socket object handle
 

Socket object handle

A handle to a socket object. This object allows you to read or write data on a TCP/IP socket and to perform other TCP/IP socket actions.

Syntax

socket-handle [ :attribute | :method ]
socket-handle
A handle variable that references a socket object created by the CREATE SOCKET statement and that allows you to connect to, read from and write to a socket.
attribute
An attribute of the socket handle.
method
A method of the socket handle.

Attributes

Methods

Events

Note

The server socket object is used to enable connections from socket clients; it is via the socket object that clients and servers communicate. For more information on using sockets, see OpenEdge Development: Programming Interfaces.