socket always send character count

i am using the network lib as a client
on my server side the first character received is always the length of the string sent by the client
ex:

stream.WriteString("a"&chr(13))

on the socket it receive 2 and a and chr(13)

what is the problem

thks in advance

WriteString uses .Net WriteString method which first writes the string length and then the string itself. This is useful as the other side can know how many characters should be read.

You should use StringToBytes and WriteBytes to send send the string as is.

thks very very much !