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As the title says, hopefully this is something that might be useful that others might want to try out...
My idea is using a WebMite running a stand-alone control system, with a local VB6 program running to easily setup complex parameters and transfer the data to the WebMite.
The same setup could be done with a web page on the WM, but for various reasons, I found it easier to do complex math and data inputs on the VB program. I should also still be able to access 'normal' web pages via a web browser solely for monitoring.
So, what I've come up with is this (and I was surprised at how simple it was to do) The WebMite code -
' OPTION EXPLICIT OPTION DEFAULT NONE option autorun on option base 1
Dim string Var1, Var2, Var3
Do While MM.Info(IP ADDRESS) = "0.0.0.0" If Timer > 5000 Then ? "WiFi Timeout - Reboot" Pause 500 CPU RESTART end if ? "Waiting for WiFi" Pause 1000 Loop ? "Connected. IP address is " + MM.Info$(ip address)
WEB TCP INTERRUPT WebInterrupt
Var1 = "This is variable #1" Var2 = "Variable number 2" Var3 = "Another variable (Number #3)"
do loop
Sub WebInterrupt SortData end sub
Sub SortData Local integer a% Local Integer b(512) for a% = 1 to mm.info(max connections) LongString CLEAR b() WEB TCP READ a%, b() longstring print b() if (linstr(b(), "SitRep") > 0) then SendSitRep a% Else end if next a% end sub
sub SendSitRep a% web transmit page a%, "/SitRep.html" end sub
The VB code (Just use a standard form, add a winsock control, a command button and a text box) -
Option Explicit Dim SockData As String Const IpAddress As String = "Insert your IP Address here" Const Port As Integer = 80
Private Sub cmdSend_Click() If Winsock1.State = 7 Then Winsock1.SendData "SitRep" End If End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load() Winsock1.Connect IpAddress, Port End Sub
Private Sub Winsock1_Connect() DoEvents End Sub
Private Sub Winsock1_DataArrival(ByVal bytesTotal As Long) Winsock1.GetData SockData, 1000 Text1.Text = SockData Winsock1.Close Winsock1.Connect IpAddress, Port End Sub
...and a webpage called 'SitRep.html' to the WM like this...
{Var1} {Var2} {Var3}
The returned result is this -
Easily sorted by VB6 if needed.
I'm aware that this is probably a completely wrong way to do this, but I found it quick and easy and seems to suit my needs (as a proof of concept, anyway)
Hopefully someone might find the idea worth trying out (Especially those like me that still like and use VB6 [VB.net?... no thanks, it's a nightmare!])
(Forgot to mention, there is absolutely NO error traps or suchlike in any of this code) Edited 2023-10-25 15:16 by MalibuJohn
DavidAlanRoss Newbie
Joined: 18/09/2023 Location: United StatesPosts: 14
Posted: 12:48pm 25 Oct 2023
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Clever combo.
Long live VB6!
I had to embrace Xojo myself, being a Mac and all.