Re: fsockopen help!
| From: | Joseph H Blythe | Date: | Mon, 28 Aug 2000 00:43:41 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: fsockopen help! | ||
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"TaoX { Brian Hinson; }" wrote:
> The problem with fgets is that it either
>
> - reads until eof... not suitable for network protocols
> - reads until length has been reached... also not known
> - reads until \n, also a major problem
>
> hence you have to use fgetc or fread with length one... and read byte by
> byte to construct a full line... then parse the line for codes/data whatever
> is required of the protocol.
Ok I'll give the fgetc method a try, now how would one suggest I read from the
file path character by character to 'construct a full line' until the eof is
reached?
any ideas anyone?
Joseph