# how can I make a connection from as2 to c++ with xml sockets?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-a-connection-from-as2-to-c-with-xml-sockets/635891
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 3, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-a-connection-from-as2-to-c-with-xml-sockets/635891 "2017-02-03T03:01:50Z")
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### Author:  [@Serifaz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Serifaz)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-a-connection-from-as2-to-c-with-xml-sockets/635891/1 "2017-02-03T03:01:50Z")
I don’t know how many here are familiar with c++ or making it communicate with flash but I know as2 must use xml sockets to communicate with a c++ server. I have made a simple c++ console app that I want to gather data from.
Specifically I want to make a log in system where users can log in with a username and password.
The reason I am using as2 is the client I am making this on uses a version of scaleform that only supports as2.
In a sum up I want my flash application to send data to xml, xml to send that data to c++ if the credentials match it sends the user to another frame.
Currently I am only able to grab data from values directly typed into the c++ console application.
If the info is correct it sends back an ok to the consul if not it sends an error.
I have no current code for sending and receiving data from flash to xml /c++ and back.
that is why I am here I can’t find any documentation anywhere that tells you how to do it.
if you have a link to that I would love to have it. otherwise can you please tell me how I can achieve this or put some sample code in a reply 🙂
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### Author:  [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-a-connection-from-as2-to-c-with-xml-sockets/635891/2 "2017-02-03T06:24:32Z")
This goes beyond my level of understanding…of everything! ☹
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### Author:  [@Serifaz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Serifaz)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-a-connection-from-as2-to-c-with-xml-sockets/635891/3 "2017-02-03T10:32:17Z")
I feel ya…
been trying to figure this out for weeks. no info I can find anywhere
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### Author:  [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2017, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-a-connection-from-as2-to-c-with-xml-sockets/635891/4 "2017-02-03T12:14:29Z")
I dont think I’ve ever seen one out there in c++ (edit: thats a lie), but there are a number of tutorials out there for socket servers in other languages. Here’s one I quickly dug up for Java: [http://www.giantflyingsaucer.com/blog/?p=205](http://www.giantflyingsaucer.com/blog/?p=205)
I don’t know how different AS2 is from AS3, but I imagine all the changes that were made for security with sockets transcended both languages. The big one is being able to handle the initial handshake with the policy file. … scanning through the tutorial linked above, I’m not seeing any mention of that. I think we had something on [adobe.com](http://adobe.com) that covered this. Maybe I can find that one… yeah here’s the one I was thinking of: [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/socket\_policy\_files.html](http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/socket_policy_files.html) Of course that is very policy-fil- centric vs more about making a server. Anyway, hopefully this can help get you going.
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### Author:  [@Serifaz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Serifaz)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-a-connection-from-as2-to-c-with-xml-sockets/635891/5 "2017-02-03T17:46:39Z")
thank you I will check out both links.
Ill let you guys know if I have any success