Communication with server
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I'm trying to connect to a web server and retrieve the html document from it by using the sample from Ultimate Game Programming:
http://www.ultimategameprogramming.com/zips/Cpp_SimpleTextBrowser.ZIP
But when I try to run it, it's not working. I receive -1 when trying to receive the data. Could someone tell me what's wrong? I'm using Microsoft Visual C++ 2003 when compiling it.
put a break point in the start of the code and step through it, see if you can follow what is happening, it will probably show you where the fault lies.\
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I did that, and I saw that the received bytes is -1. Which means that the receive method didn't work. The connection seems to work, but I don't receive any data.
The application is sending "GET / HTTP/1.0\n\n" to the web server, and then receives data from the server. But it looks like the server don't send anything back. Is the command "GET / HTTP/1.0\n\n" still correct way to receive HTML data?
The application is sending "GET / HTTP/1.0\n\n" to the web server, and then receives data from the server. But it looks like the server don't send anything back. Is the command "GET / HTTP/1.0\n\n" still correct way to receive HTML data?
i would check by telnetting to a webserver but vista does not come with it by default, so i can not confirm atm.
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I found out the problem. He was using the wrong socket when receiving data. It works if I change the socket to the server socket. :)
Quote:Original post by RandomPixelNo. You need \r\n, not \n. And most servers will need a Host: parameter. I always send:
Is the command "GET / HTTP/1.0\n\n" still correct way to receive HTML data?
GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: www.gamedev.net\r\n\r\nThis topic is closed to new replies.
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