Is it possible to send a text message using the UDP protocol?

Question

Support doc
http://www.adobe.com/support/director/multiuser/using_udp/using_udp02.html
says to use the following format with connectToNetServer:
errCode =
gMultiuserInstance.connectToNetServer([#remoteAddress:
"chatServer.myCompany.com", #logonInfo: [#userID: "Bob",
#password:
"MySecret", #movieID: "Tech Chat"], #mode: #smus,
#localUDPPort: 1627,
#localAddress: "123.45.67.89", #remoteTCPPort: 1626])
But if I change the mode to #text, it still sends out
messages as smus.
In fact, if I leave out the UDP parameters altogether but
still use the
list parameters for connectToNetServer, it still always sends
as smus.
Sends as smus:
errCode =
gMultiuserInstance.connectToNetServer([#remoteAddress:
"chatServer.myCompany.com", #logonInfo: [#userID: "Bob",
#password:
"MySecret", #movieID: "Tech Chat"], #mode: #text,
#localUDPPort: 1627,
#localAddress: "123.45.67.89", #remoteTCPPort: 1626])
Sends as smus:
errCode =
gMultiuserInstance.connectToNetServer([#remoteAddress:
"chatServer.myCompany.com", #logonInfo: [#userID: "Bob",
#password:
"MySecret", #movieID: "Tech Chat"], #mode: #text])
Only the string parameter method can be made to send text
messages.
Sends as text:
errCode = gMultiuserInstance.connectToNetServer("Bob",
"MySecret",
"chatServer.myCompany.com", 1626, "Tech Chat", 1)
Am I missing something? Is this a known issue? Anyone have a
work around?
-Jeremy

Answer 1

Drat!
Thanks for the answer though.
alchemist wrote:
> The multiuserXtra supports either tcp text or tcp smus
connections.
> The ability to send udp messages was an expansion to the
original mus
> protocol/xtra and is valid only for muXtra instances
already connected in
> smus mode.
> So, if you are asking if you can create a udp instance
and use it at will
> (exchange udp messages with some remote udp socket),
then the answer is no.
>
>
> "Jeremy Aker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I'm really sorry that I wasn't clear enough. I'll
repeat the questions
>> more concisely.
>> Is it possible to send a text message using the UDP
protocol? If so, how?
>> Is the bug I described in my original message (see
below) really a bug or
>> am I doing something wrong?
>> If it's a bug, does anyone have a work around?
>>
>> alchemist wrote:
>>> And the question is?
>>>
>>> "Jeremy Aker" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> Support doc
>>>>
http://www.adobe.com/support/director/multiuser/using_udp/using_udp02.html
>>>> says to use the following format with
connectToNetServer:
>>>> errCode =
gMultiuserInstance.connectToNetServer([#remoteAddress:
>>>> "chatServer.myCompany.com", #logonInfo:
[#userID: "Bob", #password:
>>>> "MySecret", #movieID: "Tech Chat"], #mode:
#smus, #localUDPPort: 1627,
>>>> #localAddress: "123.45.67.89",
#remoteTCPPort: 1626])
>>>>
>>>> But if I change the mode to #text, it still
sends out messages as smus.
>>>> In fact, if I leave out the UDP parameters
altogether but still use the
>>>> list parameters for connectToNetServer, it
still always sends as smus.
>>>>
>>>> Sends as smus:
>>>> errCode =
gMultiuserInstance.connectToNetServer([#remoteAddress:
>>>> "chatServer.myCompany.com", #logonInfo:
[#userID: "Bob", #password:
>>>> "MySecret", #movieID: "Tech Chat"], #mode:
#text, #localUDPPort: 1627,
>>>> #localAddress: "123.45.67.89",
#remoteTCPPort: 1626])
>>>>
>>>> Sends as smus:
>>>> errCode =
gMultiuserInstance.connectToNetServer([#remoteAddress:
>>>> "chatServer.myCompany.com", #logonInfo:
[#userID: "Bob", #password:
>>>> "MySecret", #movieID: "Tech Chat"], #mode:
#text])
>>>>
>>>> Only the string parameter method can be made
to send text messages.
>>>> Sends as text:
>>>> errCode =
gMultiuserInstance.connectToNetServer("Bob", "MySecret",
>>>> "chatServer.myCompany.com", 1626, "Tech
Chat", 1)
>>>>
>>>> Am I missing something? Is this a known
issue? Anyone have a work
>>>> around?
>>>>
>>>> -Jeremy
>