TCP Palette

The TCP palette provides activities and resources that can send and receive data using the TCP protocol. TCP is often the inherent communication layer for high-level protocols such as HTTP or FTP.

You could use the resources in the TCP palette to communicate with HTTP or FTP severs, but the activities in the HTTP palette or FTP palette are best suited for this purpose. Use this palette when communicating with TCP, when there is no corresponding TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ palette for the protocol. For example, using the TCP palette to handle the incoming and outgoing data from a custom application that communicates with other applications by way of TCP.

  • TCP Properties
    This section describes custom engine properties that can be set for the resources in the TCP palette.
  • Using the TCP Palette Activities
    You can use the TCP palette activities to create a general sequence of events in a process.
  • Read TCP Data
    Read TCP Data is an asynchronous activity that reads data from an open TCP connection. The connection must be opened by an activity or a process starter that executed previously in the process.
  • TCP Close Connection
    TCP Close Connection is a synchronous activity that closes a TCP connection opened by a previously executed activity or a process starter.
  • TCP Open Connection
    TCP Open Connection is a synchronous activity that opens a connection to a TCP server. After establishing the connection, the activity places a handle to the open connection in the connection output element. The subsequent activities in the process use this connection key for the TCP Connection to read data from, write data to, or close the connection.
  • TCP Receiver
    TCP Receiver is a process starter activity that starts the process when a client requests a TCP connection. The connection element in the activity output contains the handle to the TCP connection. The subsequent activities in the process can use this handle for the TCP connection to read data from, write data to, or close the connection.
  • Wait for TCP Request
    Wait for TCP Request is a signal-in activity that waits for a TCP client connection request. When a connection request occurs, the activity places a handle to the open connection in the connection output element. The subsequent activities in the process use this connection key to read data from, write data to, or close the connection.
  • Write TCP Data
    Write TCP Data is an asynchronous activity that sends data on the specified TCP connection. The connection must be opened by an activity or process starter that executed previously in the process.