Evan, Winsock.OCX is mainly handling TCPIP programming.

For Normal usage, you can create an Online Client/Server Application, Online game, etc.
Because all the communication Sockets including data, and address control can be
designed by yourself. Even for some hackers, they find the security bug on socket sending,
(e.g. OOB bug) they can create their own attack program!!

Of cos, if he want to do simply task such as check email, send email.
It will surely waste time to do so!
but if he want to make a new application with handling it's own Internet msg package,
it will be a great job to do! =)
(such as BO 2000, remote control other machine!!)

In most cases, unless there is a great background support on doing BIG project,
most likely learning this is to do sth destructive!! :P

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>What are you trying to accomplish?
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>>Has anyone ever tried to use the microsoft winsock.ocx control in VFP 6.0a?
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>>I am trying to use it... but when I try to invoke the Accept method... It tells me 'Invalid operation in current state.' I am closing the socket before the Accept method, but the State still stays at 2(listening).
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>>I forced a wait between
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>>winsock.close
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>>and
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>>winsock.accept(requestid)
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>>but it still stays at 2(listening).
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>>Does anyone have any ideas?
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>>Thanx,
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>>Michael J. Mead