AdiIRC

_Added in 2.3_

*/sockudp [-bntkdu] [bindip] <name> [port] <ipaddress> <port> [numbytes] [text|%var|&binvar]*

Opens a UDP connection to a remote ipaddress/port and sends a UDP packet.

*Switches*

table(ktable).

|*Switch*|*Description*|

| -b | Indicates that you are specifying the numbytes value which is the number of bytes you want sent. |

| -n | Appends a [[$crlf]] to the line being sent if it is not a &binvar and if it does not already have a [[$crlf]]. |

| -t | Forces AdiIRC to send anything beginning with a *&* as normal text instead of interpreting it as a binary variable. |

| -k | Forces the socket to stay open, so it can receive UDP data. |

| -d | The specified IP address is the bind ip address. |

| -u | Enables "dual stack sockets":https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winsock/dual-stack-sockets. |

*Parameters*

table(ktable).

|*Parameter*|*Description*|

| [bindip] | Bind ip to be used. |

| <name> | Socket connection name. |

| [port] | Bind port to be used. |

| <ipaddress> | Remote ipaddress to connect to. |

| <port> | Remote port to connect to. |

| [numbytes] | Number of bytes to send. (used with -b) |

| [text<notextile>|</notextile>%var<notextile>|</notextile>&binvar] | Text, %variable or &binvar to send. |

*Example*

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alias gettime {

  ; Set a NULL byte binary variable.

  bset &null 1 0

  ; Open a UDP connection to Time-a.nist.gov = 129.6.15.28

  sockudp -k gettime 129.6.15.28 37 &null

}

on *:udpread:gettime: {

  ; Read the reply.

  sockread -f &time

  var %time $bvar(&time,1,$bvar(&time,0))

  ; Convert to binary, remove spaces.

  var %bin $regsubex(%time, /(\d+)\s?/g, $base(\1, 10, 2, 8))

  ; Get the current unix time in decimal system.

  var %time = $base(%bin, 2, 10)

  ; Print the time and close the socket.

  echo -ag Currnt Time/Date: $asctime($calc(%time - 2208988800), yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn:ss TT)

  sockclose $sockname

}

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