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tcpping

tcpping


Purpose
Test availability of a service on a server.
Synopsis
function tcpping(host:string|text,port:integer):integer
Arguments
host 
Name of server to test
port 
Service port
Return value
Test result:
Connection succeeded
Invalid parameters
Host name not found
Connection failed
Further information
This function opens a TCP connection to to the given host and port and closes it immediately in case of success.
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