[Qt-interest] Qt network @ windows solved, but...

[Sean Harmer]

Hi,

Miguel Cardenas wrote:
> Hello
> 
> My problem is now solved, QFtp is okay... it was due a big size fixed 
> buffer char[1000000] to load the file to send into memory, but the 
> read() function crashed the program when passing such buffer, I did it 
> dynamic by calling 'new' and the program works now with windows...
> 
> My previous doubt about WS2_32.lib and WSAStartup() is still unresolved, 
> do I have to link that library and initialize sockets or not? I did it 
> that way with my QFtp program and it is working, don't want to move 
> nothing to avoid fixing it again, but are they necesary or not? Sorry, 
> never have used socket connection services via Qt...

No you do not need to explicitly link to WS2_32.lib or call 
WSAStartup(). Just use the Qt classes directly. BTW QFtp is deprecated, 
best to use QNetworkAccessManager and QNetworkReply instead for new code.

Cheers,

Sean