SocketTools 9 includes Windows Installer (MSI) packages which enable you to easily redistribute the components used in your projects. They are included with the developer installation package for each edition and available for both 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
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When you create an application using the SocketTools Library Edition DLLs and you're ready to deploy it, you must ensure the libraries you're using are initialized correctly. This is done by providing a runtime license key to the initialization function for each of the SocketTools APIs you are using. It is important to note your
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When you create an application using the SocketTools ActiveX Edition controls and you're ready to deploy it, you must ensure the controls you're using are initialized correctly. If you are developing with Visual Basic 6.0, and you've placed the controls on a form, it will automatically initialize the controls when the form is loaded.
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When you create an application using the SocketTools .NET Edition components and you're ready to deploy it, you must ensure it is initialized correctly. This is done by either providing a runtime license key to the Initialize method, or setting the RuntimeLicense attribute for the executable assembly. It is important to note your runtime license
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A new update for SocketTools is available for download. Version 9.5.9520.3254 was released on January 24th, 2019. This is a complete product release that incorporates fixes from the previous general release, as well as all subsequent updates. Refer to the release notes for information about all of the changes in this update. You can download
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This article discusses several methods for exchanging structured messages over stream-based TCP sockets.
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The SocketTools server components can use self-signed certificates to enable secure connections without requiring that you purchase and install a certificate from a Certificate Authority. These certificates are installed on the local host, and are typically used for testing purposes. However, when attempting to connect to the server using Chrome or Firefox, an error is
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Although IPv6 has been getting a lot of attention recently, it’s actually been around for quite a while now. Work on the protocol began in the early 1990’s and there have been public IPv6 networks that have existed for well over a decade. Currently, IPv4 remains the dominant protocol used over the Internet (the worldwide
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SocketTools includes several server components, including a multi-threaded HTTP server. Initial testing is often done with the client and server connecting to one another on the local system, rather than over the Internet. When using the Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers, the connection to the local server is successful. However, connection attempts fail when
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A new update for SocketTools is available for download. Version 9.5.9510.3216 was released on December 20th, 2018. This is a complete product release that incorporates fixes from the previous general release, as well as all subsequent updates. Refer to the release notes for information about all of the changes in this update. You can download
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