I would like to be able to read (or peek) a network stream
communicating with a file on my computer. In other words, to see
(display to a textbox or listbox) line-by-line the stream of
information that an offsite program sends to a local program via the
internet (ASCII, array reference, etc) that causes it to do what it is
supposed to do. I don't want to interupt the stream, but allow
the local program to run unaltered. I would like to be able to select
lines and copy to a listbox which will monitor future occurances of
those same character strings and raise events when those strings are
seen again in the stream. Is this possible? If so, how would I
program this in VB.NET? |
Request for Question Clarification by
mathtalk-ga
on
06 Jun 2003 13:53 PDT
Hi, trice123-ga:
I think your question is an interesting one, but it would be difficult
to answer without a clearer definition of what platform is being used
(presumably some flavor of Windows since you mention VB.Net, but it
doesn't hurt to be specific) and what is meant by a "network stream".
Perhaps you have a TCP/IP network connection in mind, but there may be
more to it than that. Is the local program receiving exclusively the
transmissions to a specific IP address and port? If so then I can
perhaps answer the question by pointing you to some free tools that do
"socket redirection".
regards, mathtalk-ga
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Clarification of Question by
trice123-ga
on
06 Jun 2003 16:35 PDT
Thanks for the reply. I am using Windows XP. The connection is
TCP/IP and the local program has a set port and I also have the offset
information and such. As far as what I mean by networkstream, let's
say (for example sake) you are running a multiplayer game; the local
program relies on a stream of data to update the conditions of the
other players. What I would like to do is read the incoming data
stream and display to a textbox without disrupting the interaction
between the offsite program and the local program. Would a "socket
redirection" cause the local program to not run the way it should?
Thanks (in advance) for your help. Please let me know if you need
further clarification.
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Request for Question Clarification by
mathtalk-ga
on
19 Jun 2003 15:14 PDT
Hi, trice123-ga:
I wonder if you've had a chance to peruse the links provided in the
Comments by rajivraj-ga, which mention the .Net framework classes
mainly responsible for socket manipulations. If you are interested in
having a more detailed description of programming techniques in this
area, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Otherwise I'll assume the
information given by rajivraj-ga was sufficient to get you started.
Thanks, mathtalk-ga
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