how to block a socket indefinitely

[radeberger]

Hi everybody,

When a socket is created, by default it is a blocking socket. Under blocking mode socket I/O operations, connect and accept operations all block until the operation in question is completed.
I want to receive data periodically from a client. That is, the first time I receive data the socket is blocked in the accept function but the next time is not blocked anymore and I want that it waits for the next incoming data. I use the ioctlsocket function after the accept function but it doesn't work.

Can you help me?

thank you very much.

[kbw]

Didn't you just ask this previously? Why do you think the socket's no longer blocked. It doesn't just change to be non-blociked on its own.

[writetonsharma]

you taking it wrong, after accepting the connection you dont have to anything with accept.
you will be blocked at recv till you didnt get next piece of data.

[radeberger]

Hi averybody,

My program receives the first block of data and afterwards it doesn´t wait anymore for other data on the accept function. I tried it but it doesn't work and I don't understand why it won't be blocked again.
I have a server application who must attend to an iterative client that send data periodically.

How can I do that?