WinSock

[Zarathu]

Is there any way to create a TCP client and send data through the socket without having to link to the wsock32 lib?

[SuperKoko]

I think that every Win32 programs using the TCP protocol will, somehow, directly or indirectly, use wsock32.dll.

What's wrong with it?

If you need a higher level protocol (e.g. HTTP or FTP), you can use WinINet, which probably indirectly uses wsock32.dll.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa385331.aspx

For TCP, you should use wsock32.dll.

[Zarathu]

What about UDP? Does UDP have to link to wsock32?

[MikeAThon]

Yes.

Note that wsock32.lib is the library for Winsock version 1.0. For Winsock version 2.0 and higher (currently 2.2 I think), link to Ws2_32.lib.

Mike

[Ejaz]

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