Re: TCP/IP Sockets

["Bob Crothers" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rich,

I disagree.  A value of -1 indicates that the operation was
unsuccessful.  A value of 0 indicates the value was successful, but 0
bytes of data where received.  Of course, I don't send 0 bytes to often
(never), but it still indicates success and you can only check errno
when it is -1.

Per the "AS/400 Sockets Programming Manual (V3R1)" (SC41-3422-00) (And
I very seriously doubt that this has changed since V3R1):

Section 3.1.16:

>>The read() function is used to receive data from a file or a socket.

>>Parameters

>>descriptor
>>    (Input)  The descriptor that is to be read from.  The descriptor
>>    points to a file or a socket.

>>buffer
>>    (Output)  The pointer to a user-supplied buffer in which the data
is
>>    to be stored.

>>buffer_length
>>    (Input)  The length of the buffer

>>Return Value

>>read() returns an integer.  Possible values are:

>>   -1 (unsuccessful)
>>   n  (successful), where n is the number of bytes returned.

Regards,
Bob Crothers

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Duzenbury <rduz@aros.net>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 11:16 PM
Subject: RE: TCP/IP Sockets


>No, I think David is correct here.
>
>OS/400 Sockets programming manual:
>
>Usage notes:
>
>1. For sockets that use a connection-oriented transport service (for
example, sockets with a type of SOCK_STREAM), a returned value of zero
indicates one of the following
>
>- The partner program has issues a close() for the socket.
>
>- The partner program has issued a shutdown() to disable writing to
the socket.
>
>- The connection is broken and the error was retuened on a previously
issued socket function.
>
>- A shutdown() to disable readingwas previously done on the socket
>
>So, all of my socket reads check for error codes (values less than 0),
but also the special value of 0 bytes read, and assume the other side
unceremoniously dumped us off.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
>> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Bob Crothers
>> Sent: Friday, June 11, 1999 6:51 PM
>> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>> Subject: Re: TCP/IP Sockets
>>
>>
>> David,
>>
>> Close, but not quite.  the read() will return a -1 to indicate an
>> error.  At that point, the errno variable (defined in C header file
>> errno.h).  Retrieving this value is very easy in ILE/C.  I don't
know
>> how to get it with RPG.  But I could create a tiny service pgm to
>> retrieve it if you would like and nobody comes up with a better way.
>>
>> Also note that it depends on how the socket on the other end is
closed.
>> If a close() is issued, then you will get the -1.  But, if the other
>> side ends without actually closing the socket (eg: ctl-alt-del on
>> windows), you might not get any indication of a problem.  The
>> SO_KEEPALIVE socket option is SUPPOSED to handle this situation, but
I
>> have never gotten it to work on the AS/400 (at least not up to
V3R7).
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Gibbs <David.Gibbs@IL.US.MKS.com>
>> To: 'Midrange Mailing List' <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>> Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 4:10 PM
>> Subject: RE: TCP/IP Sockets
>>
>>
>> >Folks:
>> >
>> >I'm not 100% sure on this... but I think that, when the remote site
of
>> a
>> >TCP/IP connection disconnects abnormally, a read() (on the other
side)
>> will
>> >return zero.
>> >
>> >david
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