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CREATE SOCKET statement

Creates a socket object and assigns it to the handle variable specified. It is through this object that the application can connect to a TCP/IP port and read and write on the socket bound to the port.

Syntax

CREATE SOCKET handle [ NO-ERROR ]

handle

Variable of type HANDLE into which CREATE SOCKET stores the new socket handle.

NO-ERROR

Specifies that any errors that occur during the creation of the socket handle are suppressed. After the CREATE SOCKET statement completes, the ERROR-STATUS system handle can be checked for information about any errors that might have occurred.

See also

CREATE SERVER-SOCKET statement, DELETE OBJECT statement, Server socket object handle, Socket object handle