WSADATA Structure

Type WSADATA
	wVersion As Integer
	wHighVersion As Integer
	szDescription As String * 257
	szSystemStatus As String * 129
	iMaxSockets As Long
	iMaxUdpDg As Long
	lpVendorInfo As Long
End Type

Description & Usage

The WSADATA structure stores information about the Windows Sockets (Winsock) implementation being used by your program. Most of the structure's contents refer to the version of Winsock the program is interfacing with.

Visual Basic-Specific Issues

None.

Data Members

wVersion

The version of Winsock that Windows expects you to use. The low-order byte contains the major version number, and the high-order byte contains the minor version number. This should be the same version you specified when calling WSAStartup.

wHighVersion

The highest version of Winsock that Windows supports. The version number is encoded in the same manner as wVersion.

szDescription

A null-terminated string that describes the Winsock implementation being used.

szSystemStatus

A null-terminated string specifying the Winsock implementation's current status.

iMaxSockets

Not used -- this member exists solely for backwards compatibility with Winsock version 1.1 and earlier.

iMaxUdpDg

Not used -- this member exists solely for backwards compatibility with Winsock version 1.1 and earlier.

lpVenderInfo

Not used -- this member exists solely for backwards compatibility with Winsock version 1.1 and earlier.

Used By

WSAStartup

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Last Modified: October 29, 2000
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