GetData using MSWinsock.Winsock"[in, out] VARIANT* data" is a by reference parameter and JScript doesn't support pass by reference...

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Michael Harris
MVP Scripting

This is GetData method as exposed by the type library.

[id(0x00000044), helpstring("Retrieve data sent by the remote computer"), helpcontext(0x00053034)]
void GetData(
                [in, out] VARIANT* data,
                [in, optional] VARIANT type,
                [in, optional] VARIANT maxLen);

The VARIANT* data variable is not declared retval.  Is there anyway for me to get this out parameter using WSH?  Is there another object I can use whos interface declares this variable retval?  Here is my code:

var ws = WScript.CreateObject("MSWinsock.Winsock", "ws_")

ws.Protocol = 0
ws.Connect("chessclub.com", 21)
WScript.Sleep(5000)  

function ws_Connect()
{
        WScript.Echo("connected")

Sounds like it's time for someone to do a rewrapper for JS, that will
take a function, and execute it, returning one of the parameters as the
first result code, then you can call another function on the object, to
still get back to real return code.  Would mean no one has to write JS
specific code, HMMM?