SocketWrench Class Library

A general purpose TCP/IP networking library for developing client and server applications.

Reference

Library

Class Name CSocketWrench
File Name CSWSKAV6.DLL
Version 6.0.6000.0
LibID A3257B0E-C335-4C39-9950-C8B1DD3C7E39
Import Library CSWSKAV6.LIB
Dependencies None
Standard RFC 768, RFC 791, RFC 793

Remarks

At the core of all of the SocketTools networking libraries is the Windows Sockets API. This provides a low level interface for sending and receiving data over the Internet or a local intranet using the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and/or User Datagram Protocol (UDP). The SocketWrench library provides a simpler interface to the Windows Sockets API, without sacrificing features or functionality. Using SocketWrench, you can easily create client and server applications while avoiding many of the mundane tasks and common problems that programmers face when developing Internet applications.

The SocketWrench library can be particularly useful for programmers who are developing in languages other than C and C++. SocketWrench does not require the use of complex data structures or use methods which require data types that are common in C or C++, but not as easily implemented in other languages.

This library supports secure connections using the standard SSL and TLS protocols and can also be used to create secure, custom server programs. Both implicit and explicit SSL connections are supported, enabling the library to work with a wide variety of client and server applications without requiring that you use third-party libraries or understand Microsoft’s CryptoAPI. A Secure Edition license must be purchased to use the security features in this library.

Requirements

This library is supported on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. If you are using Windows 2000, it is required that you have Service Pack (SP4) installed. If you are using Windows XP, it is required that you have at least Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed and it is recommended that you install Internet Explorer 7.0. It is also recommended that all critical updates to the Windows operating system be installed.

The SocketTools Library Edition libraries are compatible with any development environment that supports calling functions exported from a standard dynamic link library (DLL). This includes Visual Studio 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008. If you are using Visual Basic 6.0 or Visual C++ 6.0, it is required that you have Service Pack 6 (SP6) installed. If you are using Visual Studio .NET 2003, it is recommended that you install Service Pack 1 (SP1). In all cases, it is recommended that you have the current updates for your development tools installed.

Distribution

When you distribute your application that uses this library, you should install the appropriate files in the same folder as your application executable. This library is a standard Windows dynamic link library and not a self-registering COM component.


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