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Re: how to determine network yes or no [message #36257 is a reply to message #36125] Wed, 27 August 2003 09:21 Go to previous message
henrygroe is currently offline  henrygroe
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"Rick Towler" <rtowler@u.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<bidn7p$23qq$1@nntp6.u.washington.edu>...
> I think the SOCKET procedure would be your only platform independent option.
> Try connecting with a reliable http host:
>
> socket, 1, 'www.google.com', 80, connect_timeout=5, error=e
>
> Or maybe some other creative use.
>
> -Rick


Neat; I hadn't used 'socket' before.
IDL 5.6 help says socket is only implemented on UNIX and Windows
platforms.

Does anyone know if 'socket' exists in IDL for Mac OS X? (I know OSX
is unix underneath, but am unsure if RSI considers OSX a 'unix
platform'.)

Thanks!
-Henry
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