TrsConnection.Address problem

rbuser

Hi,
I use RBS 7.04b.
My test environment is a winn2003server in a intranet.
When I change the servername to 123alpha I get a error: Unable to connect to
server.
My rbWebTier.ini example:

[ServerConnection]
Address=123alpha
Port=1333
TimeOut=60

Now I found out when I change the servername to alpha (without numbers) my
Report.dll
works correct. (I know that I can use the IP address.)

[ServerConnection]
Address=alpha


When the name begins at first with a number the Report.dll can not connect
to server.


regards

Beach

nardmoseley

This is a limitation imposed by the low level Delphi socket code that RB
Server is using.

I researched this one by using the debugger to trace into the Delphi source
code. In the unit Sockets.pas, there is a method called
TIPSocket.LookupHostAddr. It contains some logic that checks whether the
first character is in [0..9] and assumes its an IP address rather than
performing a lookup.



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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors Corporation
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