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Old 08-26-2002
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Originally posted by Perderabo
I'm not sure that I understand the question. But you can read() and write() to a socket, however a properly constructed read() or write() call must include the address of a buffer for the data.
Is it possible to use a buffer size of only 1 element? I bet he wants to eliminate any lag related to send/receive with unfilled buffers. I ran into a similiar situation years ago with a bar code reader. I don't remember how I solved the problem (and it was under Win32 anyway).