SendToClient

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Message

SendToClient <clientnum> <message>

Originator

Client

Response

Error: client number is invalid

Error: server is not permitting client-client communications

Error: client <clientnum> not found

Error: client <clientnum> not accepting messages

Error: no message to send

Info: message successfully sent to client <clientnum>

SyntaxError: insufficient parameters to SendToClient

Warning: Sending a client message to yourself!

Warning: No listening clients receiving broadcast message!

Response (immediate socket)

Success

Failure

Details

If successful, causes the generation of a ClientMessage message to the destination client (q.v.).

For a message to be sent, all of the following conditions must be met:

•	The destination client number must be valid. Use the client number -1 to broadcast to all other clients.

•	The server must allow client–client communications (determined on the server console menu).

•	The receiving client must permit incoming client–client messages (determined by the RefuseClientMessages and PermitClientMessages commands)

Revision history

Implemented in WhiskerServer version 2.0.