I''ve been trying to interface to the onlineNIC API which uses sockets. The following 4 lines of test code illustrate my problem: socket=TCPSocket::new(''ip'',''port'') puts("Connect:\n"+socket.read()+"\n\n") socket.print(login_request) puts("Login:\n"+socket.read()+"\n\n") In the actual code the real IP address and port number are substituted for ''ip'' and ''port'' in the above. In the first line I establish a connection. In the second line I print the response. These 2 lines work perfectly. In the 3ed line I attempt to submit a request and in the 4th line I attempt to print the response returned for that request submission. I get nothing back. I''m real green with sockets. With that in mind, my question is this: Is there something fundamentally wrong with what I have done in the 3ed and 4th lines; or, should I expect this to work? TIA for any input. BTW, I''ve appended my full test code in the event that it is somehow relevant. Thanks again. ... doug Full Test Code: require ''socket'' login_request=<<''_ALTO'' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <request> <category>client</category> <action>Login</action> <params> <param name="clid">135610</param> <cltrid>135610A1276479316B171</cltrid> <chksum>4bdee845b6e6dc67754b038f2b08bf74</chksum> </params> </request> _ALTO socket=TCPSocket::new(''ip'',''port'') puts("Connect:\n"+socket.read()+"\n\n") socket.print(login_request) puts("Login:\n"+socket.read()+"\n\n") -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.