Getting a socket error

Hi!
A strange error happens in my app.
Here is the initial code:

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <winsock.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <errno.h>

using namespace std;

#define PORT 6000

int main(int argc, char** argv){

   int server, client;
   struct sockaddr_in local;
   struct sockaddr_in remote;
   
   server = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
   if( server == -1 ){
      perror("socket");
      exit(1);
   }
   // the rest of the code is not included
}

The if is always true, but perror prints: "socket: No Error".
What is the problem?
Thanks any help or pointer to solution!

Since you're using windows sockets you have to call the WSAStartup function before you can perform any socket operations succesfully. That might be it. There's an example of how to use it on the MSDN site at the bottom of this page.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...astartup_2.asp

Might be an idea to read through the docs on the MSDN site about windows sockets, they're really useful and where I learn't most of my winsock knowledge.

Also, it might be an idea to use winsock2.h instead as it's a lot newer. <edit> I think you may *have* to use winsock2.h when using WSAStartup, but I'm not sure</edit>

Hope that helps.

-dan

Also, although i think your code will work anyway, but when using Windows sockets as apposed to nix sockets define your socket as a SOCKET data type instead of int. As always with Microsoft, they like inventing special data types for just about everything. Have to be different....

-dan

Really thanks! I will try it!