Managing a Client/Server Session

Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic)

Managing a Client/Server Session

As host, the server is responsible for managing the course of the session. The details will depend on how the application is designed, but a session host's duties include, at a minimum,:

Managing the list of session members and their network addresses. Microsoft® DirectPlay® handles some of this task, but server applications typically need to manage more player data than is provided by DirectPlay.
Deciding whether a new user is allowed to join the session.
Providing new users with the current game state.

When a player attempts to join a session, DirectPlay calls the host's DirectPlay8Event.IndicateConnectmethod. To accept the player into the session set fRejectMsg to False. Setting fRejectMsg to any other value rejects the request. In either case, DirectPlay calls the player's DirectPlay8Event.ConnectComplete method with the response to the request.

The host can remove a player from the session by calling DirectPlay8Server.DestroyClient.