VARKON Version 1.17D 2003-03-25

| ## tcp_getremote - function
Description
Get information about the remote adress and port to which the specified socket is connected.
Syntax
tcp_getremote(socket, adress, port);
INT | socket
STRING | adress
INT | port
Principal parameters
socket | - id of the socket connection to check.
adress | - string to retrieve the remote adress to which the specified socket is connected.
port | - integer to retrieve the remote port number to which the specified socket is connected.
Optional parameters
none

Return value
An INT value equal to the current error status as below:

0 = | Operation was successful.
-2 = | The descriptor is not a socket or the socket is not connected.
-3 = | The network subsystem or the associated service provider has failed.
-24 = | Winsock routine getpeername() failed.

Examples
`INT status; INT socket; STRING adress*20; INT port; status := tcp_getremote(socket,address,port);` We will receive information about the remote computer (port and adress) connected to the socket connection with id=socket. The adress is given as a string on the form: "nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn".

See also
tcp_connect() tcp_listen() tcp_close() tcp_outint() tcp_inint() tcp_outfloat() tcp_infloat() tcp_outvec() tcp_invec() tcp_getlocal()

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