write_raw Function

This function transmits a binary message to a service on an open connection.

Syntax

UTL_TCP.WRITE_RAW (c    IN OUT NOCOPY connection,
                   data IN            RAW,
                   len  IN            PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT NULL) 
                                      RETURN PLS_INTEGER;

Table 83-7 write_raw Function Parameters

Parameter	Description
c (IN OUT NOCOPY)	The TCP connection to send data to.
data (IN)	The buffer containing the data to be sent.
len (IN)	The number of bytes of data to transmit. When len is NULL, the whole length of data is written. The actual amount of data written may be less because of network condition.
return value	The actual number of bytes of data transmitted.

Usage Notes

The connection must have already been opened via a call to open_connection().

Related Functions

write_text(), write_line(), flush()