Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/01/14/21:36:42
G.P. Tootell wrote:
>
> it's a very nice piece of code indeed. congrats to dan. one question - does
> anyone have any ideas how to ensure that the winsock stack is present without
> having to rely on the user loading netscape this way? i'm presuming it is
> possible of course.
>
> regards,
> nik
>
> |> > Run tcpip.exe. Go to htpp://127.0.0.1:54321 in Netscape. Netscape will
> |> > show a short message, and the program will show info about Netscape.
> |> >
> |> > I still have a few functions to add, but all the functions nessary for
> |> > basic communication are working.
> |>
> |> Hey it even works under windows 3.11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> |>
> |> However, I suggest you put a call to __dpmi_yield somewhere in your
> |> polling loop (windows became a jar of molasas (sp, been years) in
> |> January.
> |>
> |>
> |> Great work, and thanks!
> |>
> |> Bill
> |> --
> |> Leave others their otherness.
>
> --
There's an int2f call that loads the VxD. I think Win31 automatically
loads the VxD, but I'm not sure about Win95. Also, if the entry point
points to 0:0, the winsock stack is not present.
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