warlordluke

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Hi all
This is how you make a basic Client/Server Chat

(Server Side)
For this code you require
- 2 Textboxes (You can call them anything you want but i'm going to call them txthst (Chat history) txtmsg (Chat Message))
- 1 Command Button (You can call it what ever you want but i'm going call it cmdsnd (To Send Messages))
- 1 Winsock Control (You can call it what ever you want but i'm going to call it ws (To listen))
MainFrm.frm

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Private Sub Form_Load()     ws.LocalPort = 12345     ws.ListenEnd SubPrivate Sub Winsock_ConnectionRequest(ByVal RequestID As Long)    ws.Close    ws.Accept RequestIDEnd SubPrivate Sub Winsock_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)Dim strData As String        ws.GetData strData    txthst.Text = txthst.Text & vbCrLf & strData    txthst.SelStart = Len(txthst.Text)End SubPrivate Sub cmdsnd_Click()    Winsock.SendData txtChat.Text    DoEvents        txthst.Text = txthst.Text & vbCrLf & txtmsg.Text    txtmsg.Text = ""End Sub

(Client Side)
For this code you require
- 2 Textboxes (You can call them anything you want but i'm going to call them txthst (Chat history) txtmsg (Chat Message))
- 1 Command Button (You can call it what ever you want but i'm going call it cmdsnd (To Send Messages))
- 1 Winsock Control (You can call it what ever you want but i'm going to call it ws (To Connect to the server))

Private Sub Form_Load()        ws.RemoteHost = "127.0.0.1"    ws.RemotePort = 12345    ws.ConnectEnd SubPrivate Sub cmdSend_Click()    ws.SendData txtmsg.Text    DoEvents    txthst.Text = txthst.Text & vbCrLf & txtmsg.Text    txtmsg.Text = ""End SubPrivate Sub Winsock_Connect()    MsgBox "Connected"End SubPrivate Sub Winsock_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long)Dim strData As String        ws.GetData strData        txthst.Text = txtmsg.Text & vbCrLf & strData        txthst.SelStart = Len(txthst.Text)End SubPrivate Sub Winsock_Error(ByVal Number As Integer, Description As String, _        ByVal Scode As Long, ByVal Source As String, ByVal HelpFile As String, _        ByVal HelpContext As Long, CancelDisplay As Boolean)      MsgBox "Error: " & DescriptionEnd Sub

There you go people and entier tutorial on a basic person to person chat system using winsock and you can expand on this in many different ways. Example adding images to show the different states of the winsock control. (I may show this later)