connecting to remote timeserver

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Manny

does anyone have any info on how to connect to a remote time server such as
time.microsoft.com in order to retrieve Date/Time data?

any pointers would be useful,

thanks,

Manny
 
I was minding my own business when Manny blurted out:
does anyone have any info on how to connect to a remote time server such as
time.microsoft.com in order to retrieve Date/Time data?

any pointers would be useful,

thanks,

Manny
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If you don't mind a little research, check out
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc958.html for the NTP protocol specifications and
requirements.
 
Hi Manny,

|| any pointers would be useful,

It's unfortunate (well, maybe not) but pointers are not available in
VB.NET. You can have pointers if you use C# but you'll have to mark such areas
of code with the 'unsafe' keyword.

;-))

Regards,
Fergus
 
It's unfortunate (well, maybe not) but pointers are not available in
VB.NET. You can have pointers if you use C# but you'll have to mark such areas
of code with the 'unsafe' keyword.
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Why not keep the code in a C# class library and use it with the VB.NET application?
 
Hi Herfreid,

Lol. All that talk about pointers was a joke - Manny isn't interested in
memory pointers - he wants pointers to information!! :-) However, having given
him what he wanted, I couldn't resist pretending to misunderstand. ;-)

'Flying Frank' ** an alias that I've been using with Nick (until he sees
through it). It was only for one message but I forgot to switch back, dammit!
If Nick reads the Flying Franks with my proper sign-off then I'll have given
the game away :-(

But so far (unless he's double-bluffing me) he doesn't seem to have fully
made the connection, tee hee. ;-))

Regards,
Fergus

** I'll explain later if you wish. But more info here:
The topic: *** ATTENTION MICROSOFT ****
and http://members.lycos.co.uk/nickpatemanpwp/soft-ffc.htm
 
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