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NETNUMPLAYERS

num% = NETNUMPLAYERS()


This command returns the number of players the server is currently aware of.
If the server is stopped, this command returns 0. Note : this command performs a query on the network server, thus it's rather slow.

The NET... commands give network functionality to GLBasic programs using the TCP protocol. TCP has the advantage over other protocols that sending and receiving of network messages is ensured.

NOTE : This command requires that you have purchased either GLBasic Premium or the GLBasic NET add-on.

Example :
FUNCTION ReadHighScores: names$[], scores[], username$, thescore
LOCAL ct, i, str$, proxy$, port

    str$ = "highscores/listgame.php"
    str$ = str$ + "?game=mygame"
    str$ = str$ + "&name="+username$
    str$ = str$ + "&score="+thescore
    str$ = str$ + "&secret=mycode"

    PRINT ".: WebGet scores :.", 0, 0
    SHOWSCREEN

    INIOPEN "config.ini"
    proxy$ = INIGET$("server", "proxy")
    port = INIGET$("server", "port")
    KILLFILE "scores.ini"
    IF port=0 OR proxy$="NO_DATA"
        NETWEBGET("www.glbasic.com", "/"+str$, 80, "scores.ini")
    ELSE
        NETWEBGET(proxy$, "http://www.glbasic.com/" + str$, port, "scores.ini")
    ENDIF

    INIOPEN "scores.ini"
    ct = INIGET$("scores", "count")
    DIM names$[ct]
    DIM scores[ct]

    FOR i=1 TO ct
        names$[i-1] = INIGET$("scores", "n"+i)
        scores[i-1] = INIGET$("scores", "s"+i)
    NEXT
ENDFUNCTION

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