[MacRuby-devel] Socket Class not implimented?

[Rob Gleeson]

On 3 Oct 2010, at 03:40, Rob Gleeson wrote:

> 
> On 3 Oct 2010, at 03:36, Shaun August wrote:
> 
>> Hi There,
>> 
>> I am trying to run a ruby TCPsocket to get information from a quatech serial device server. The code runs well in ruby but I get an error when I try to reference the class in my MacRuby code:
>> 
>> uninitialized constant Coin_Counter::TCPsocket (NameError)
>> 
>> Here is the class where the error takes place:
>> 
>> class Coin_Counter 
>>   def open_socket(host)
>>     port=(5000)
>> 
>>     @s = TCPsocket.open(host, port)
>>     puts "Opened Connection to", host,"\n"
>>   end
>>   
>>   def close_socket()
>>     @s.close
>>   end
>>   
>>   def poll_microcoin()
>>     hexBool = true
>>     byteNum = 0
>>     coins = true
>>     loonie = 0
>>     hex = "\x82\x88\x90\xff\x90\x00\x03\x77"
>>     hex1 = "\x82\x88\x11\xff\x90\x00\x03\xf6"
>> 
>>     while coins
>>       eof = false  
>>       if hexBool
>>         @s.write(hex)
>>         hexBool = false
>>       else
>>         @s.write(hex1)
>>         hexBool = true
>>       end
>>       
>>       while eof == false
>>          results = @s.read(1)
>>          if byteNum == 5
>>            if results == "\030"
>>              AppController.startImageCapture
>>            elsif results == "\220"
>>              loonie = loonie + 1
>>               if loonie > 1
>>                 AppController.startImageCapture
>>                 loonie = 0
>>               end
>>            end
>>          end
>>          if results == "\003"
>>            p "end of bytes"
>>            eof = true
>>            byteNum = byteNum + 1
>>          end
>>          byteNum = byteNum + 1
>>        end
>>       check = @s.read(1)
>>       byteNum = 0   
>>       sleep(0.5)
>>     end
>>   end
>> end
>> 
>> I really need to use raw TCP sockets to communicate with my device. I am hoping I don't have to re-impliment this code.
>> 
>> Thanks for your help,
>> 
>> Shaun
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> 
> 
> It looks like you haven't required any file that defines TCPSocket.
> Try: require('socket') 
>  
> Rob
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Oh, just spotted a typo as well.
it's TCPSocket and not TCPsocket.

Rob
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