CreateTCPServer

CreateTCPServer

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CreateTCPServer:Int32 port:Int32

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
port	In	Int32	required	The port to listen on.

Returns: A server handle, or 0 when the port cannot be used, for example because another program already listens on it.

Description

Starts listening for TCP connections on a port. Clients connect with OpenTCPStream and you take them with AcceptTCPStream.

Differences

• The server accepts IPv4 and IPv6 connections on the same port (where the system has IPv6), see IPv6.

Related Commands

AcceptTCPStream, CloseTCPServer, CloseTCPStream, CreateUDPStream, GetTCPStreamAddress, OpenTCPStream, TCPStreamIP, TCPStreamPort

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