Why is there no documentation in MSDN, either disk or online, for certain key IPv6 functions? I tried: inet_pton inet_ntop Inet_PtonW not a sausage, nothing. Yet other stuff IS present, like sockaddr_in6 etc. Why the glaring omissions? -- Bob Moore http://bobmoore.mvps.org/ (this is a non-commercial site and does not accept advertising) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do not reply via email unless specifically requested to do so. Unsolicited email is NOT welcome and will go unanswered. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Bob Moore" wrote in message news:hi3kq35vbigg8s915hnr1doo9111hpe746@4ax.com... > Why is there no documentation in MSDN, either disk or online, for > certain key IPv6 functions? > > I tried: > > inet_pton > inet_ntop > Inet_PtonW > > not a sausage, nothing. Yet other stuff IS present, like sockaddr_in6 > etc. Why the glaring omissions? Because you should be using getaddrinfo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getaddrinfo Alun. ~~~~ -- Texas Imperial Software | Web: http://www.wftpd.com/ 23921 57th Ave SE | Blog: http://msmvps.com/alunj/ Woodinville WA 98072-8661 | WFTPD, WFTPD Pro are Windows FTP servers. Fax/Voice +1(425)807-1787 | Try our NEW client software, WFTPD Explorer.
>Because you should be using getaddrinfo. I finally discovered this today , on page 383 of my copy of the Microsoft Press book "Understanding IPv6". Bob Moore http://bobmoore.mvps.org/
