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Using TIdTCPClient

Subject:Using TIdTCPClient
Posted by:"Mikael Lenfors" (mika..@lenfors.se)
Date:Sat, 7 Jun 2008 11:17:49

Hello!

I'm about to communicate with an external device over TCP. I am supposed to
send a string of characters and the device will answer with another string
of characters. What methods in the TIdTCPClient am I supposed to use? Is it
the right component in the first place?

I found several methods to send e.g. IdTCPClient.IOHandler.Write and
IdTCPClient.Socket.Write. A'm I supposed to use any of these? Is it possible
to have timeouts on them? If for example the network cable is unplugged?

How should I implemet the recieve? I also here need a timeout if no
characters are returned!

I'm using D2007 and Indy 10. Looked everywhere for examples but couldn't
find any relevant documents...

Regards, Mikael

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