Small Client Question

Hello,

I have done a board search, but I can't seem to find a simple answer to my question. I've even read Beej's document, though I did not see anything that could answer my question.

Firstly, to lay a foundation, I've been working on a multi-client echo server for Linux. Now, that I have done that successfuly, I want to make a semi-chat style program. Everything is working as planned, except for the client.

My client works along this concept:

• Connect to server
• Start infinite loop
• -- Send data
• -- Read data
• Close socket

The problem is that with my loop, I have to send data in order for it to receive data. This was more on the lines of an echo server, but I'm at a loss of how I would read data from the server when new information was sent, but still send data back accordingly. How should my client's concept be?


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Use select() to see if anything is avialable of that socket to be read.

Alright,

I'll take a look into that. Thanks again.


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