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TIdTCPClientCustom.Connect Method (string)
TIdTCPClientCustom Class | TIdTCPClientCustom Members
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Opens the client connection and sets the IOHandler.

Pascal
procedure Connect(
    const AHost: string
); overload;
Parameters
Parameters 
Description 
AHost 
Remote IP address or host name for the connection 
Description

Connect is an overloaded method used to open the connection using the IOHandler for the client. Connect assigns the value in AHost to the Host property for the client, and calls an overloaded version of the method to establish the Socket connection. 

Use Disconnect to close the client connection. 

Use ConnectAndGetAll to open a connection, read available data, and close the connection in a single method call.

Exceptions
Exceptions 
Description 
EIdAlreadyConnected 
Exception raised when the IOHandler for the connection is already connected to the peer.
 
EIdHostRequired 
Raised when the remote Host for the connection contains a blank value.
 
EIdPortRequired 
Raised when the remote Port number for the connection contains 0 (zero). 
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Internet Direct (Indy) version 10.1.5
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