Knowledge Base

During the installation of SocketTools, the error "Feature transfer error" is displayed, along with the message "The system cannot find the file specified". This error typically occurs after you have accepted the license agreement and entered your license information, when the installer begins copying files to the local system.

The System.SecurityException error occurs when a SocketTools .NET component is used with an ASP.NET application, displaying the error message: The application attempted to perform an operation not allowed by the security policy.

When installing SocketTools on a Windows 10 system, not all of the shortcuts are displayed in the Start menu. This article only applies to previous versions of SocketTools and not to the current release.

When executing a program that was created using Visual Basic 6.0 and a SocketTools ActiveX control, the following error is returned: Run-time error 424: Object required. This error can occur if the control is not properly registered on the local system, or if the object has not been referenced correctly.

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.

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

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.

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

This article discusses several methods for exchanging structured messages over stream-based TCP sockets.

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