Re: Windows Sockets

  Bob, 

        You do not say what Language, but look at the select() function 
it will do what you need here.  Either that or set a loop on the read() 
function looking for return_code > 0 (# of Bytes).

        Jeff S.


On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Boller, Bob wrote:

> I am attempting to use Windows style sockets to pump data to & fro
> between a Windows 95 application and a server program running on the
> AS400.  The sequence is this:  I issue a request to the server program
> for a block of records.  The server program responds by reading a file
> and placing the requested records into the socket.  The client program
> then reads the data from the socket.  What appears to be happening is
> that sometimes after sending the request to the server, the client
> attempts to read the data from the socket before the server has had time
> to place the data into the socket.  Can anyone suggest how to prevent
> this from happening?  It seems like we need some way to tell the client
> program to wait until the data has arrived in the socket.  Thanks in
> advance for you help.  Bob Boller
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