c++ server, client

[tonyrockcakes]

hello i'm using C++ for the first time on my course after a year of c#. We are suppose to make a client and server using pre existing code. One file was server one was of a client. There must be 3 classes a common class/ base class and a server and client class. (and the main ofc) It must also be OO.
I''m having real trouble sharing varibles or methods between classes and so far I have done a split the way i think is best. having everything common up until the bind for server and listen and the client connect for client. Can anyone suggest where i'm wrong. Like I say i'm not a very talented coder and have trouble understanding concepts and reading code sometimes. I believe that pointers maybe the best way to share the varibles. In c# i often shared the varibles using
class object = new class;
object.varible;

however this doesnt work with c++ it seems and i believe I must use pointers. However i'm unsure how to use pointer to pick uop data inside a function and give to another function of a seperate class

I get unidentified erorrs for the varibles
port
scscoket
acceptescoket

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <ws2tcpip.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;


class Base
{

	public:

	

	int Socket()
	{

		SOCKET scSocket;
		SOCKET acceptSocket;
	
	
		WSADATA wsaData;
		int wsaerr;
	

		WORD wVersionRequested = MAKEWORD(2, 2);
    	wsaerr = WSAStartup(wVersionRequested, &wsaData);
		
		int port;
		int* Pport;
		Pport = &port;
	    *Pport = 55555;

		if (wsaerr != 0)
		{
			 printf("The Winsock dll not found!\n");
			 return 0;
		}
		else
		{
			 printf("The Winsock dll found!\n");
			 printf("The status: %s.\n", wsaData.szSystemStatus);
		}
		
			scSocket = INVALID_SOCKET;
			scSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP); //AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP

		if (scSocket== INVALID_SOCKET)
		{
			printf("Error at socket(): %ld\n", WSAGetLastError());
			WSACleanup();
			return 0;
		}
		else 
		{
		printf("socket() is OK!\n");
		}
	}

};


class Client:Base
{
	
	

	public:	
	int clientrun()
	{
	

		
	Base base;
	base.Socket();
	
	
		sockaddr_in clientService;
		clientService.sin_family = AF_INET;
		clientService.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.1");
		clientService.sin_port = htons(port);
		if (connect(scSocket, (SOCKADDR*)&clientService, sizeof(clientService)) == SOCKET_ERROR){
				printf("Client: connect() - Failed to connect.\n");
				WSACleanup();
				return 0;
		 }
		else   {
			   printf("Client: connect() is OK.\n");
			   printf("Client: Can start sending and receiving data...\n");
		 }
		system("pause");
		WSACleanup(); 
		return 0;	
	}
};

class Server:Base
{
	public:	
		int serverrun()
		{
			Base base;
			base.Socket();
			
			sockaddr_in service;
			service.sin_family = AF_INET;
			service.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.1");
			service.sin_port = htons(port);

		if (bind(scSocket, (SOCKADDR*)&service, sizeof(service))== SOCKET_ERROR)
		{
			printf("bind() failed: %ld.\n", WSAGetLastError());
			
			closesocket(scSocket);
			WSACleanup();
			return 0;
		}
		else
		{
			printf("bind() is OK!\n");
		}
		if (listen(scSocket, 1) == SOCKET_ERROR)
		
			printf("listen(): Error listening on socket %ld.\n", WSAGetLastError());
		else
			printf("listen() is OK, I'm waiting for connections...\n");

			acceptSocket = accept(scSocket, NULL,NULL);
			
	
	    if (acceptSocket == INVALID_SOCKET)
		{
            fprintf(stderr, "accept failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
			WSACleanup();
			return -1;
		}

		printf("Accepted connection \n");
		system("pause");
		WSACleanup(); 
		return 0;


	}
};

[Salem]

port (for example) is just a local variable inside the function.

If you want it to be visible anywhere else, then it needs to be a class member variable.

[tonyrockcakes]

I tried that before
and got and error

Error 1 error C2864: 'Base::port' : only static const integral data members can be initialized within a class j:\trying\trying\trying.cpp 23

class Base
{

	public:
SOCKET scSocket;
		SOCKET acceptSocket;
	
	
		
		int wsaerr;
	
		int port = 55555;
	

	int Socket()

[Salem]

Start with a simple class, one variable, one function - and read your C++ book some more.

When you know how it works, then expand that knowledge into the code you have.

[tonyrockcakes]

unfortunetly this is work for uni and therefore time to read is not really a given. This is the kind of work they expect after 5 hours of learning and only 2 of them actually using a computer

[Stefano Mtangoo]

will you do yourself a favor and check this I'm not maverick at sockets but what I know is you have to
1.Create a socket
2.Bind it to an address
3.connect to server
4.create buffer and fill data
5.send data
6. close sockets

[Stefano Mtangoo]

and another thing, It is done differently in different platforms and toolkit. I would use wxidgets toolkit, if i was you, but then time isn't enough to learn anything

[Stefano Mtangoo]

there is also short tutorial here. try and see if it will help you

[tonyrockcakes]

I cracked it

class Server:Base

doesn't work it should just be the class name then inside you can call the base class
Base base;

that allows you to do base. variable your after