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ns_sockopen(n) 4.99 "NaviServer Built-in Commands"

NAME

ns_sockopen - Connect to a remote host on the specified port

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SYNOPSIS

ns_sockopen ?-nonblock? ?-timeout? host port

DESCRIPTION

ns_sockopen uses socket(), bind(), and connect() calls to connect to the remote host (host) on the specified port (port). ns_sockopen returns a list of two file ids: the first one for reads and the second one for writes.

The -nonblock option specifies that ns_sockopen will return immediately, while the connect is still in progress by the operating system. If you use -nonblock, you then can call ns_sockcheck with the write file id to see if the connect was actually completed.

The -timeout option specifies how long to wait for the connect to be made in seconds before timing out.

COMMANDS

ns_sockopen ?-nonblock? ?-timeout? host port

EXAMPLES

 
set fds [ns_sockopen www.aolserver.com 80]
set rid [lindex $fds 0]
set wid [lindex $fds 1]
puts $wid "GET /index.htm HTTP/1.0\r\n\r"
flush $wid
while {[set line [string trim [gets $rid]]] != ""} {
  lappend headers $line
}
set page [read $rid]
close $rid
close $wid

SEE ALSO

nsd

KEYWORDS

NaviServer