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IP Chat - Client

���There is two parts to this IP Chat; the client and server. The client side is the part of the program that connects to the server. The server will be explained in the server part of this tutorial.

���The client doesn't take much coding. A few lines and you're set. The client requires this:

1 dsSocket control (dsSocket1 is the name ill refer to)
4 textboxes (IP Address, Port, Chattext, and NickName)

The coding for the client looks basically like this:

Sub dsSocket1_Connect()
dsSocket1.RemotePort = Text3 'text3 is for the port
dsSocket1.RemoteDotAddr = Text1 'text1 is for the IP
dsSocket1.Connect
End Sub


Sub dsSocket1_Exception(ErrorCode As Integer, ErrorDesc As String) Text1 = Text1 & vbCrlf & ErrorDesc
End Sub


Sub dsSocket1_Receive(ReceiveData As String)
Text1 = Text1 & vbCrlf & ReceiveData
End Sub


That is all the coding needed in the dsSocket control. Now all that is needed is the coding for connecting, disconnecting, and auto-scrolling the textbox (which is all very easy to do)

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