If you wanted to send a structure that you didnt know the length.. then you
would need to send something preceding the array or record, telling the
reciever how much data to expect.. Since mine is the same length every time.
I dont..
Also, you need to stay away from anything that has a pointer etc..you need
to send fixed structures..Dynamic arrays would not work for instance..
"Craig" <firebirdwebguy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:47864951$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Its really easy..
>
> I send a record of data like..
>
> type
> TOrderInfo = record
> RetCode: Integer;
> OrderNumber: Integer;
> OrdTot: Integer;
> OrderTimeStr: string[30];
> UserName: string[15];
> Pass: string[15];
> end;
>
> ** Notice the fixed length strings..
>
>
> I have a Var
>
> Var MyOrder : TOrderInfo;
>
> I then fill it with data..
>
> To send it , I save it to a memorystream..
>
>
> /// use this function to take your record and put it into a stream..
> procedure WriteRecToStream(const Rec: TOrderInfo; Stream: TStream);
> begin
> Stream.WriteBuffer(Rec, SizeOf(Rec));
> end;
>
>
> Now, I just send my memory stream over winsock..
>
>
> On the other side.. Im reading data...
>
> /// get the data from winsock..size of my record..
> SocketIO.ReadToStream(WorkStream, Sizeof(TOrderInfo));
> WorkStream.Seek(0, soFromBeginning); // position stream access
>
> //Now convert my stream back to a record so we can use it..
> ReadRecFromStream(MasterEAInfo, WorkStream);
>
> // code to take stream and convert it back to a record..
> procedure ReadRecFromStream(var Rec: TOrderInfo; Stream: TStream);
> begin
> Stream.ReadBuffer(Rec, SizeOf(Rec));
> end;
>
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
> "D-Fan" <D-Fan@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:4785541c$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> >
> > Is there a way to transfer records, arrays, or other structures over the
> internet using tcp/ip?
