<HEAD> <TITLE> socket_error - return a text description of a socket error </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND=http://www.imaginary.com/~beek/gifs/bg.jpg TEXT=#000000 ALINK=#FFFF00 VLINK=#550000 LINK=#000099> <center> <H1> socket_error - return a text description of a socket error </H1> </center> <p> <b> string socket_error( int error ); </b> <p> This efun is only available if PACKAGE_SOCKETS is compiled in. <p> socket_error() returns a string describing the error signified by error. <p> socket_error() returns: <p> a string describing the error on success. <p> "socket_error: invalid error number" on bad input. <p> See also: <A HREF=socket_create.html> socket_create </A>, <A HREF=socket_connect.html> socket_connect </A> <p> <HR> <ADDRESS> <A HREF=http://wagner.princeton.edu/~tim> Tim Hollebeek </A> <p> <A HREF="http://www.imaginary.com/~beek/"> Beek </A>@ZorkMUD, Lima Bean, IdeaExchange, TMI-2, and elsewhere </ADDRESS>