inet_addr: Variable expected

[Jay Straffer]

DIM service AS SOCKADDR_IN
service.sin_family = %AF_INET
service.sin_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.1")
service.sin_port = htons(9876)

It errors "Variable expected" on inet_addr.

Am I doing something wrong here?

Thanks.

[Michael Mattias]

As written 'inet_addr' must be either a FUNCTION or a MACRO....does it have more than one param?

Well, I suppose it could be an array, where string literal subscripts are not allowed.

Bascally it looks like the symbol 'inet_addr' is defined inconsistent with the usage shown.

[Dave Biggs]

Jay,

You probably need something like this:

DIM service AS SOCKADDR_IN
DIM inetAddr AS In_Addr

inetAddr.s_Addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.1")
service.sin_family = %AF_INET
service.sin_addr = inetAddr
service.sin_port = htons(9876)

Or possibly: service.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.1")

[Dale Yarker]

You're missing a union membership

'From WSock32.inc:
union in_addr
    S_un_b as S_un_b_type
    S_un_w as S_un_w_type
    s_addr as dword
    s as string * 4
end union
type sockaddr_in
    sin_family as integer
    sin_port as word
    sin_addr as in_addr '<---is a union inside a type
    sin_zero as string * 8
end type
declare function inet_addr lib "wsock32.dll" alias "inet_addr" (cp as asciiz) as dword
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'Your code with union member in bold
DIM service AS SOCKADDR_IN
service.sin_family = %AF_INET
service.sin_addr[b].s_addr[/b] = inet_addr("127.0.0.1")
service.sin_port = htons(9876)

I did not lookup .sin_port or htons() to see if that is done correctly, figured you could do that yourself after seeing the change I made to .sin_addr line.

Cheers,