Hello all, I get the server source code below:

#include <winsock2.h>
#include <ws2tcpip.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>

// Need to link with Ws2_32.lib, Mswsock.lib, and Advapi32.lib
#define DEFAULT_BUFLEN 512
#define DEFAULT_PORT "27015"

int __cdecl main(void) 
{
    WSADATA wsaData;
    SOCKET ListenSocket = INVALID_SOCKET,
           ClientSocket = INVALID_SOCKET;
    struct addrinfo *result = NULL,
                    hints;
    char recvbuf[DEFAULT_BUFLEN];
    int iResult, iSendResult;
    int recvbuflen = DEFAULT_BUFLEN;
    

    // Initialize Winsock
    iResult = WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2,2), &wsaData);
    if (iResult != 0) {
        printf("WSAStartup failed: %d\n", iResult);
        return 1;
    }

    ZeroMemory(&hints, sizeof(hints));
    hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
    hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
    hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
    hints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE;

    // Resolve the server address and port
    iResult = getaddrinfo(NULL, DEFAULT_PORT, &hints, &result);
    if ( iResult != 0 ) {
        printf("getaddrinfo failed: %d\n", iResult);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }

    // Create a SOCKET for connecting to server
    ListenSocket = socket(result->ai_family, result->ai_socktype, result->ai_protocol);
    if (ListenSocket == INVALID_SOCKET) {
        printf("socket failed: %ld\n", WSAGetLastError());
        freeaddrinfo(result);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }

    // Setup the TCP listening socket
    iResult = bind( ListenSocket, result->ai_addr, (int)result->ai_addrlen);
    if (iResult == SOCKET_ERROR) {
        printf("bind failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
        freeaddrinfo(result);
        closesocket(ListenSocket);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }

    freeaddrinfo(result);

    iResult = listen(ListenSocket, SOMAXCONN);
    if (iResult == SOCKET_ERROR) {
        printf("listen failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
        closesocket(ListenSocket);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }

    // Accept a client socket
    ClientSocket = accept(ListenSocket, NULL, NULL);
    if (ClientSocket == INVALID_SOCKET) {
        printf("accept failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
        closesocket(ListenSocket);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }

    // No longer need server socket
    closesocket(ListenSocket);

    // Receive until the peer shuts down the connection
    do {

        iResult = recv(ClientSocket, recvbuf, recvbuflen, 0);
        if (iResult > 0) {
            printf("Bytes received: %d\n", iResult);

        // Echo the buffer back to the sender
            iSendResult = send( ClientSocket, recvbuf, iResult, 0 );
            if (iSendResult == SOCKET_ERROR) {
                printf("send failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
                closesocket(ClientSocket);
                WSACleanup();
                return 1;
            }
            printf("Bytes sent: %d\n", iSendResult);
        }
        else if (iResult == 0)
            printf("Connection closing...\n");
        else  {
            printf("recv failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
            closesocket(ClientSocket);
            WSACleanup();
            return 1;
        }

    } while (iResult > 0);

    // shutdown the connection since we're done
    iResult = shutdown(ClientSocket, SD_SEND);
    if (iResult == SOCKET_ERROR) {
        printf("shutdown failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
        closesocket(ClientSocket);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }

    // cleanup
    closesocket(ClientSocket);
    WSACleanup();

    return 0;
}

from:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms737593(VS.85).aspx
After I compile it using visual studio 2008, i get this msg:
1>d:\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\include\stdio.h(55) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'Form1.h': No such file or directory

This means I have to add a windows form in order to run this code successfully right? so my question is, which are the components to be included in this particular windows form?
Sorry that I am new to visual studio.
Thank you for reading this thread and for those who replies.

>>int __cdecl main(void)
Remove __cdecl because it isn't needed. The compiler will generate the correct code without it. The c and c++ standards do not allow other kinds of function declarations.

Don't know the answer to your question. Are you trying to compile that code as a C++/CLR project? If yes, then I think you created the wrong project type. Create a c++ console project.

I get the same result even i compile this code in win32console application and clc console application...

I just created a win32 console program and your code compiled without error. vc++ 2008 express compiler. My project is attached if you want to look at it.

Thank you very much for your help, Ancient Dragon.
I am going to ask a most simple and silly question to you,
how to actually compile the .cppfile?
What i did is i copy the code and paste into the .cpp file, then press compile/build solution/debug...
even i compile test11.cpp i still getting the same error, is it some problem on my setting or the way i compile is totally wrong?
i even try to compile it in vs2008 commant prompt but what i get is this(in attachment).

Did you compile with the project that I posted?

This is the options I selected when I created the project

I think they've screwed up the compiler installation by editing stdio.h at some point in an attempt to solve a problem.

Now, every project is broken.

Re-install the compiler and SDK.

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