om.XmlWriter.createSocketWriter

Creates an om.SaxDocumentHandler object writing to a socket.

Syntax

om.XmlWriter.createSocketWriter(
   host STRING,
   port INTEGER )
  RETURNING result om.SaxDocumentHandler

host is the name of the host computer listening to the TCP port.
port is the port number to connect to.

Usage

The om.XmlWriter.createSocketWriter() class method creates an om.SaxDocumentHandler object that will write to a socket identified by the host and port number passed as parameters. XML data will be send through the socket when using the om.SaxDocumentHandler methods.

If the socket cannot be opened, the method returns NULL. No timeout is used.

Example

DEFINE w om.SaxDocumentHandler
...
LET w = om.XmlWriter.createSocketWriter("myhost",8012)
IF w IS NULL THEN
   ERROR "Could not open socket."
   EXIT PROGRAM 1
END IF