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    Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

    Is there a way to send a raw tcp/ip packet like from a text file. I can telnet connection from a commandline telnet program, but don't know how to get the response. I connect to a telnet connection then i have to send
    Action: login
    Username: whatever
    Secret: 1234

    then i send

    Action: ExtensionState
    ActionId: 1
    Exten: 2503

    Using the <crlf> between commands then <crlf><crlf> to get the response, it comes on screen like this

    Response: Success
    ActionID: 1
    Message: Extension Status
    Exten: 2503
    Context: default
    Hint: SIP/2503
    Status: 0


    Is there a way alpha can read this into a table???
    https://www.housingeducator.org
    k3srg

    #2
    Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

    Screen Scraping
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

      That doesn't even come close it's not a webpage, it a command prompt window i might be able to run a command to save to output to a text file that i know alpha can read. I'll need to research some more.
      https://www.housingeducator.org
      k3srg

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        #4
        Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

        Hi Steve745,

        Once I made an example to run xbasic code which was hidden in MSWord fields and send it to Alpha Five with sockets. Look at this post maybe it may help.
        Marcel

        I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
        ---- Confusius ----

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          #5
          Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

          i was reading through help and i think i can make use of
          Code:
          INET::Socket::Connect( Host as C, Port as N [, ConnectTimeout as N ] )
          Just have to figure out how to use it
          https://www.housingeducator.org
          k3srg

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            #6
            Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

            Ok i have been testing in interactive window i think i'm connecting but not sure how to read back from the connection here is the code i trying
            Code:
            dim LocalSocket as INET::Socket
            dim h as C
            dim com as C
            dim BYREF as C
            h="pbx.local"
            com= "Action: login<CRLF>Username:steven<CRLF>Secret: nov212001<CRLF>ACTION: ExtensionState<CRLF>Exten: 2504<CRLF>ActionID: 1<CRLF>Response:"
            LocalSocket.Connect(h,5083)
            LocalSocket.Write(com)
            LocalSocket.Read(BYREF)
            ?BYREF
            https://www.housingeducator.org
            k3srg

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              #7
              Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

              I have done some reading around and i am making the connection but can't figure out how to pass the commands to move on.
              Code:
              dim bs as p = sockets.open("192.168.1.2.",5038,"C")
              dim bsOutput as c
              dim login as C
              dim Action as C
              dim action as C
              log = "Action: login<CRLF>Username: steven<CRLF>Secret: nov212001<CRLF><CRLF>"
              action = "Action: ExtensionState<CRLF>Exten: 2503<CRLF>ActionId: 1<CRLF><CRLF>"
              bs.write(log)  
              bs.write(action)
              bsOutput = bs.readb()
              trace.writeln(bsOutput)
              all i get in the trace is the first login screen, nothing further. i have to pass login info by using Action: login<CRLF>
              Username: steven<CRLF>

              in that manner can anyone see what i'm doing that isn't right
              https://www.housingeducator.org
              k3srg

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                #8
                Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

                Hi Steve745,

                Did you create a listener (server) who listens to your socket.write and act upon?
                Marcel

                I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
                ---- Confusius ----

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                  #9
                  Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

                  There is a server already running. a different program. i get comformation that it connects but can't figure out how to pass the commands
                  https://www.housingeducator.org
                  k3srg

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                    #10
                    Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

                    Steve, I do not know <crlf>, replace it by the Xbasic crlf() function.

                    Code:
                    log = "Action: login" + crlf() + "Username: steven" + crlf() + "Secret: nov212001" + crlf(2)
                    Change the other lines accordingly the example above.
                    Marcel

                    I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
                    ---- Confusius ----

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                      #11
                      Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

                      I was scratching my head this morning and started changing it, then i came to an error i think related to the formatting. I'm going to try you insert see what i come up with
                      https://www.housingeducator.org
                      k3srg

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                        #12
                        Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

                        here is what i got it won't get a response after i send action to start login using var->log.
                        Code:
                        dim bs as p = sockets.open("192.168.1.2.",5038,"C")
                        dim bsOutput as c
                        dim log as C
                        dim action as C
                        dim pass as c
                        pass = "nov212001"
                        log = "Action: login" + crlf() + "Username: steven" + crlf() + "Secret: nov212001" + crlf(2)
                        bs.write(log)
                        'action=sockets.write()
                        bsOutput = sockets.readb()
                        trace.writeln(bsOutput)
                        ?bs
                        = P Accept([C flags[, N Timeout]])  'Accept an open sockets input.  Returns a new accepted socket.  flags - 'B' = blocking .
                        C address_get([C flags])  'Get the ip address of an open socket.  (R = remote IP, L = local IP)
                        C Busy()  'Returns a string if the socket is blocked.
                        C Class()  'Get the class name.
                        V Close()  'Close an open socket.
                        V Datagram_Handler(C Name,N tcp_port,C match,C code)  'Setup an named asynchronous handler - when input matches the 'match string' , the code will be invoked with the incoming string in a_message.
                        V Datagram_Kill(C Name)  'Close down a datagram handler.
                        V Datagram_Send(C Host,N port,C data)  'Send data to a host/port.
                        C Datagram_Send_With_Receipt(C Host,N port,C data[,C return_pattern])  'Send data to a host/port wait for returned response.
                        ftp_get_reply as c(timeout as n,vars as p)  'Get an ftp reply - returns the text '<CONNECTIONRESET>' if connection was reset.
                        ftp_put_file as n(filename as c,remotefilename as c,vars as p)  'Put an ftp file up - returns the result code.
                        V handle_get(C options)  'Get a sockets logical slot - used with the 'sockets.wait' function.
                        N Handle_Id()  'Get the integer handle id for the socket variable.
                        C Info_Get([C ip_info_format[,C address]])  'Get information for an address.
                        L IsOpen()  'Check to see if a socket has been opened successfully.  Does not guarantee that subsequent calls will succeed!
                        P Open(C Host,N tcp_port[,C mode, [N ConnectTimeout]])  'Open an existing socket - mode is S for server, C for client, L for Listen (server without accept), R for server with reuse address flag.
                        V options_get(C options)  'Get options (A-accepting L-Linger K-Keep Alive R-Reuse Address N-Don't route D-elay X-Debug - I=input buffer O=output buffer T=timeout -  '' escapes characters ).
                        V options_set(C options)  'Set options ([-]L-Linger K-Keep Alive R-Reuse Address N-Don't route [-]D-elay X-Debug  - I=#/O=# - internal input output buffer controls T=# TS=# TR=# timout in milliseconds for timeout on send/receive or timeout [S]end,[R]ecieve ).
                        C Peek(N Length)  'Read bytes from socket into string without removing the bytes from the socket stream.
                        N port_get(C flags)  'Get the port for an open socket.  (R = remote port, L = local port)
                        L query_tcp(C local_host, N local_port, C remote_host, N remote_port, N state)  'Return if the TCP port is in use.
                        C Read([N Length [, N Timeout ]])  'Read bytes from socket into string.
                        B ReadB([N Length [, N Timeout]])  'Read bytes from socket into blob.
                        C ReadLine()  'Reads a line from the socket, if one is available (else returns blank).
                        V wait(N timeout,C wait_list)  'Wait list is formatted as cr-lf separated list of R[#] W[#] and E[#] for wait on read/write or error for sockets .
                        V Write(C String[,N Length])  'Write string to socket.
                        V WriteB(B Blob)  'Write blob to socket.
                        I do get 1 line in trace that tells me it connected tells me the server name and version.
                        https://www.housingeducator.org
                        k3srg

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                          #13
                          Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

                          i just did ?bs.read() and got my output from the server, now just have to figure out how to write that to a table and field.
                          https://www.housingeducator.org
                          k3srg

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                            #14
                            Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

                            I got it connecting and reading/writing here is the code from interactive
                            Code:
                            dim bs as p = sockets.open("192.168.1.2.",5038,"C")
                            dim bsOutput as c
                            dim log as C
                            dim action as C
                            dim response as c
                            log = "Action: login" + crlf() + "Username: steven" + crlf() + "Secret: nov212001" + crlf(2)
                            bs.write(log)
                            response = bs.readb()
                            file.append("c:\livetransfer\test.txt", response)
                            action = "Action: ExtensionState" + crlf() + "Exten: 2503" + crlf() +"ActionId: 1" + crlf(2)
                            bs.write(action)
                            response = bs.readb()
                            file.append("c:\livetransfer\test.txt", response)
                            response = bs.readb()
                            file.append("c:\livetransfer\test.txt", response)
                            
                            ?response
                            = Response: Success
                            ActionID: 1
                            Message: Extension Status
                            Exten: 2503
                            Context: default
                            Hint: SIP/2503
                            Status: 4
                            My next step is to figure out how to count the line of the text file and write to a table and field. or is there a way i can write the last response directly to a table record????
                            https://www.housingeducator.org
                            k3srg

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                              #15
                              Re: Reading/writing raw Tcp/ip

                              Originally posted by steve745 View Post
                              i just did ?bs.read() and got my output from the server, now just have to figure out how to write that to a table and field.
                              Nice job. Don't forget to include proper timeout values for the sockets commands just to overcome the process hangs when something goes wrong. Look also at this post from Graham Wickens. He did a fine job getting information by tcp/ip from a data device.

                              I do not know if the process you are dealing with can consume all the time of your program. If not put the collection process in a background thread.

                              More links: post1, post2
                              Last edited by Marcel Kollenaar; 01-01-2010, 03:33 PM. Reason: Added links to more information.
                              Marcel

                              I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
                              ---- Confusius ----

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